China Forms AI Standards Committee with Big Tech and Academic Leaders

The 41-member committee will develop guidelines for AI technologies as Beijing seeks to lead in global standard-setting.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has established a new AI standardization technical committee to create and revise guidelines for AI technologies.
The committee includes representatives from major tech companies like Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei, alongside experts from leading universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University.
Key focus areas for the committee include large language models, AI risk assessment, datasets, and application development management.
This move reflects China's shift to a proactive regulatory approach for AI, contrasting with its earlier hands-off stance in sectors like mobile internet and e-commerce.
China aims to position itself as a global leader in AI standard-setting, addressing safety and ethical concerns while competing in the intensifying global AI race.