🔴Illinois HB 3773IN EFFECTUp to ~$70K/violation|🔴Texas TRAIGA (HB 149)IN EFFECTAG-enforced|🔴Utah AI Policy ActIN EFFECT$2,500/violation|⚠️Colorado AI Act (SB 205)Jan 1, 2027AG-enforced|⚠️California SB 942Aug 2, 2026$5K/day|⚠️EU AI Act Art. 50Aug 2, 2026€35M or 7% revenue|⚠️New York RAISE ActJan 1, 2027AG civil penalties|
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AI Laws in China

China regulates AI through a stack of binding, sector-specific rules from the Cyberspace Administration (CAC) rather than one omnibus law. Businesses providing generative-AI, algorithmic-recommendation, or deep-synthesis services to the Chinese public must ensure content legality, complete algorithm filings and security assessments, verify real-name user identity, and — since September 1, 2025 — apply both explicit (visible) and implicit (metadata) labels to all AI-generated content.

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Applicable laws

📜 Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (effective Aug 15, 2023)
📜 Provisions on Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services (Jan 2023)
📜 Algorithm Recommendation Provisions (March 2022)
📜 Measures for Labeling AI-Generated Synthetic Content + GB 45438-2025 (effective Sept 1, 2025)

Penalty: No fixed fine in the Generative AI Measures; violations enforced via Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law and PIPL (warnings, rectification, service suspension)

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AI-specific legislation (7)

Updated September 5, 2026

Bills and instruments in China whose own subject is artificial intelligence or automated decision-making, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. See our scope definition.

《人工智能拟人化互动服务管理暂行办法》(国家互联网信息办公室等令第21号) — Interim Measures for the Administration of AI Anthropomorphic Interactive ServicesInterim Measures
In force·→
关于印发《人工智能生成合成内容标识办法》的通知Administrative Provisions
In force·→
GB 45438-2025 《网络安全技术 人工智能生成合成内容标识方法》 (Cybersecurity technology — Labeling method for content generated by artificial intelligence)Mandatory National Standard
In force·→
生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法Administrative Provisions
In force·→
Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence ServicesInterim Measures
In force·→
国家互联网信息办公室等三部门发布《互联网信息服务深度合成管理规定》Administrative Provisions
In force·→
Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information ServicesAdministrative Provisions
In force·→
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Recent AI law developments in China

Updated September 10, 2026

Recent news coverage of AI regulation and policy in China. Headlines are aggregated automatically; follow each link for the full story.

Bill Gates compares AI to space invaders, says cooperation between US and China is needed ‘in order to step up to it’US Embassy New Zealand · CC PDM 1.0 · via flickr
Bill Gates compares AI to space invaders, says cooperation between US and China is needed ‘in order to step up to it’

Coverage from Yahoo Finance on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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China’s top court sets out new AI red lines with rules on deepfakes and privacyAbode of Chaos · CC BY 2.0 · via flickr
China’s top court sets out new AI red lines with rules on deepfakes and privacy

Coverage from South China Morning Post on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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China’s Supreme People’s Court Issues First National Judicial Rules on AI Disputes — But Sidesteps Copyrightability of AI-Generated WorksPatrick Feller · CC BY 2.0 · via flickr
China’s Supreme People’s Court Issues First National Judicial Rules on AI Disputes — But Sidesteps Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works

Coverage from The National Law Review on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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China issues first judicial rules for AI-related disputesPatrick Feller · CC BY 2.0 · via flickr
China issues first judicial rules for AI-related disputes

Coverage from Qazinform on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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Data protection: “New stage” of AI regulationBook Catalog · CC BY 2.0 · via flickr
Data protection: “New stage” of AI regulation

Coverage from Table.Briefings on AI legislation and regulation relevant to China.

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High-risk industries to watch in China

🏥 Healthcare
🏦 Finance
👔 HR & Hiring
🛡️ Insurance
⚖️ Legal
🎓 Education

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