ChinaInterim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services of Artificial Intelligence, Article 14 (minors)
Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services of Artificial Intelligence (人工智能拟人化互动服务管理暂行办法) 2026, Art. 14
In force since .
An AI prohibited practices rule.
As of .
What it requires
- Do not offer minors virtual-relative, virtual-partner or other virtual intimate-relationship services if you provide anthropomorphic (companion-style) AI interactive services in China.
- Obtain the consent of a parent or other guardian before offering any other anthropomorphic interactive service to a minor under fourteen.
- Provide a minors mode with mode switching, periodic reality reminders and usage-time limits, and support guardian controls: safety-risk reminders, an overview of the minor's use, blocking specific characters and limiting spending.
- Take effective measures, while protecting privacy and personal information, to identify minor users, switch identified minors to the minors mode or apply other measures required by national rules, and provide a channel for appeal.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
Article 14 bars a provider of anthropomorphic interactive services from offering minors services of virtual intimate relationships such as virtual relatives or virtual partners. Article 14 requires a provider to obtain the consent of a minor's parents or other guardians before offering its other anthropomorphic interactive services to a minor under fourteen.
Article 14 requires a provider to establish a minors mode with personalized safety settings such as mode switching, periodic reality reminders and usage-time limits, and to let guardians receive safety-risk reminders, see an overview of the minor's use, block specific characters and limit spending.
Article 14 requires a provider, while protecting user privacy and personal information, to take effective measures to identify minor users, to switch an identified minor's service to the minors mode or take other measures under national rules, and to provide a channel for appeal.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app serves under-18s.