Addicted to AI: China to regulate the use of chatbots

AI doesn’t have feelings. China wants its citizens to be aware of this by encouraging companies that provide AI services to take action to keep their users safe.

China has issued a draft of rules governing the use of AI to ensure the safety of its users.

The rules in question would be applied to AI products and services offered in China, which interact with consumers in a manner that mimics real human interaction.

The document draft essentially requires AI companies to warn their users about the dangers of excessive use of their services, as well as intervene in cases of AI addiction.

According to these rules, AI service providers would have to maintain responsibility and include systems that review the service algorithm, data, and personal information for security and protection, notes The Hindu.

The draft also includes a section on addiction, stating that AI service providers should be able to identify when a user becomes overly reliant on services and have the necessary tools to intervene.

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The future measures also note that AI services can’t provide content that could be threatening to national security, spread false information, or incite violence.

In recent years, AI chatbots have become popular to the point where a lot of users have replaced “regular” search engines such as Google.

However, using AI can have a significant impact on users’ lives, as many utilize it not only to find answers to questions but also for comfort or even to form relationships.

The excessive use of AI and reliance on chatbots pose several significant risks to users.

By opening up to their chatbots, users often share personal information that isn’t secure and can end up in the hands of big tech corporations.

The uncontrolled use of AI can also have serious consequences in real life. For example, there was a case where AI chatbots encouraged a user’s paranoia, leading him to kill his relative.

This is just one of many instances of AI leading people to commit crimes or even take their own lives.

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