China approves over 40 AI models for public use in six months

China has approved over 40 AI models for public use over the past six months, according to a report from the country’s state-owned publication Securities Times.  

Beijing, which has passed approvals in four tranches since it set up its approval process around August last year, reportedly approved 14 AI models last week. Companies that received approvals for their models include Xiaomi, 4Paradigm, and 01.AI.

The first tranche of approvals was given to firms, including Alibaba, Baidu, and ByteDance. The second …

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