ChinaCybersecurity Law, Article 20 (state support for artificial intelligence)
Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China (网络安全法), Art. 20, added by the Decision of
In force since .
An AI governance rule binding government bodies.
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
What it requires
- The State supports basic theory research and key technology development in artificial intelligence, advances training data and computing infrastructure, improves AI ethics norms, and strengthens risk monitoring and assessment and safety regulation (Art. 20, para. 1).
- The State supports using AI and other new technologies to innovate cybersecurity management and raise the level of cybersecurity protection (Art. 20, para. 2).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Article 20 states what the State supports and imposes no duty to keep a log or record on any developer or operator.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
Article 20 of the Cybersecurity Law, added by the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted on , provides that the State supports basic theory research and key technology development in artificial intelligence, advances infrastructure such as training data resources and computing power, improves artificial intelligence ethics norms, strengthens risk monitoring and assessment and safety regulation, and promotes the application and healthy development of artificial intelligence.
Its second paragraph provides that the State supports innovating cybersecurity management methods by using new technologies such as artificial intelligence to raise the level of cybersecurity protection. Both paragraphs are framed as what the State supports or does, and neither states a duty on a developer or operator of an AI system. The Decision takes effect on .