Chinese govt limits what biometrics and data can be used to train generative AI

Data used to train AI should be subject to a security assessment to identify “illegal and harmful information” and organizations should seek consent from individuals whose biometric data is used in training, say new requirements proposed by a committee made up of officials from two Chinese government agencies and the police.

According to a report by Reuters, the draft requirements would see any body of data assessed to have more than 5 percent of said undesirable content blacklisted from being …

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