China publishes white list of deep fake providers to preserve national security and ‘core socialist values’
- CAC lists owners of 41 algorithms, including Chinese tech giants, that filed to comply with deep synthesis regulation
- China is one of the first countries to move to regulate AI sector amid concerns about its potential biases and role in the spread of misinformation
China’s internet regulator has released its first list of approved suppliers of “deep fake” technology as authorities seek to bring the rapidly evolving technology under the national security umbrella.
The “white list” released by the Cyber Administration of China (CAC) on Tuesday names the owners of 41 algorithms – including technology giants Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post.
The regulation covers deep synthesis service providers that can influence public opinion or society.
Deep synthesis is commonly known as “deep fake” – a combination of “deep learning” and “fake”. It is defined by the Chinese regulator as the use of technologies – including deep learning and augmented reality – to generate text, images, audio and video and to create virtual scenes.
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The CAC urged deep synthesis service providers to register as soon as possible. The dozens of companies that have already filed are involved in the businesses of generating pictures from text, editing images or videos from those uploaded by clients and intelligent customer service, among others, according to the list.