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China’s internet watchdog has unveiled draft measures for managing generative artificial intelligence services, signaling that Beijing is tightening its oversight of ChatGPT-like chatbots. Photo: IC Photo

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As Chinese tech firms rush into the ChatGPT fray, chips prove to be a problem

One of Meituan’s billionaire co-founders and the former chief of Google China are among the Chinese tech figures jumping on the chatbot bandwagon that began with the release of ChatGPT in November.

Powering such artificial intelligence (AI) models like ChatGPT are the A100 and H100 graphics processing units (GPUs) sold by Nvidia, which is estimated to control 95% of the market for GPUs used for machine learning, according to New Street Research.

However, U.S. export controls on advanced microchips are limiting Chinese companies in what is shaping up to be the initial stages of the AI race.

China seeks to tighten oversight of generative AI services with new draft measures

The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top internet watchdog, on Tuesday unveiled draft measures for managing generative artificial intelligence (AI) services, signaling that Beijing is tightening its oversight of ChatGPT-like chatbots as their potential misuse fuels concerns about data security and privacy globally.