Panel: China moves to mitigate AI chatbots' emotional risks

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  I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.

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  China has issued draft rules that were the Titan regulation of artificial intelligence services designed to simulate human personalities and engage users in emotional interaction.

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  The draft lays out a regulatory approach that would require providers to warn users against excessive use and to intervene when users show signs of addiction or extreme emotions.

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  In other words,

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  it is targeting the potential psychological and emotional risks of AI-powered chatbots.

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  Why are Chinese regulators seriously paying attention to this field?

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  What does this move tell us about China's mentality in AI governance?

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  So joining us now on the line are Li Lun,

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  Assistant Professor of Economics at Peking University, Andy Mauck,

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  Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Professor Yao Shu Jie,

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  Deputy Director of the Department of Social Sciences Chongqing University.

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  So thank you very much for joining us today, gentlemen.

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  Professor Li Lun, to start with you.

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