China faces growing calls for compulsory labels on AI-generated content
Support for the mandatory labelling of
AI-generated content is growing in China, with a commentary in Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily backing a lawmaker's proposal on the issue.
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Li Dongsheng, a deputy to the
National People's Congress , said the labelling could reduce malicious misuse of the technology.
In the commentary published online on Thursday, Liu Xingliang, director of the Beijing-based Data Centre of China Internet's internet research institute, wrote that the requirement was a 'practical necessity' and would 'align with current social governance needs and contribute to the industry's long-term healthy growth'.
Citing the rise of
models such as DeepSeek, Liu wrote that artificial intelligence was becoming part of people's daily lives and work but also gave rise to a 'series of social issues, such as academic fraud and deepfake scams'.
'These problems may accelerate the spread of misinformation and even pose a threat to social stability,' Liu said.
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'Any emerging technology undergoes a phase of unregulated expansion in its early development stages. However, as negative impacts become more apparent, appropriate regulation becomes a necessary measure.'
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