China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

File photo: Xi Jinping

May 31, 2023

China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures. A meeting headed by President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged “dedicated efforts to safeguard political security and improve the security governance of internet data and artificial intelligence,” according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Xi called for “staying keenly aware of the complicated and challenging circumstances facing national security” at the meeting.

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