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Artificial intelligence

General

Artificial Intelligence in China: Shenzhen Releases First Local Regulations

As a frontier city in the technology industry, Shenzhen’s regulations may be influential in setting the national standards for artificial intelligence in China. Local regulations on AI include the approval of products and services, education and research, procurement and functional benefits, and the ethics of their use.

By Redaktion Table

Opinion

Artificial intelligence – a legal challenge

How can manufacturers ensure the safety of self-learning products? Who is liable if damage does occur? The EU legislator must clarify numerous legally complicated questions in coherent laws and assist companies.

By Redaktion Table

Feature

Digital education: dark shadows over a lamp

Tech company Bytedance is entering the digital education sector with the introduction of a surveillance camera built into a lamp. Parents should be able to keep an eye on their offspring from a distance while they do their homework. The driving force behind the favorable sales figures is the guilty conscience of parents who are trying to reconcile work and family. But the lamp with a built-in screen and tutoring function casts a grim shadow on the future of learning.

By Ning Wang

Feature

Technologies to drive growth in 2021

China's economic growth will pick up speed in 2021. Experts expect the government's new five-year plan to provide incentives for investment, including for foreigners. The focus will be on smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, smart mobility and renewable energies. Beijing also focuses on research cooperation.

By Redaktion Table

Feature

China regulates data protection anew

Beijing presented a data protection law based on the regulatory principles of the EU. Citizens are to be given more rights vis-à-vis companies. The state, on the other hand, will not relinquish its privileges in data protection.

By Frank Sieren