China: National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee adopted guidelines on coding rules for service providers of AI generated synthetic content identification

On 14 March 2025, the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee (TC260) adopted the Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guidelines – Coding Rules for Service Providers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Generated Synthetic Content Identification. The guideline aims to support the measures for identifying AI-generated synthetic content and the mandatory national standard method for identifying synthetic content in cybersecurity technology. It provides coding rules for synthesis service providers and content dissemination service providers, offering guidance on the implicit identification of file metadata in AI-generated synthetic content.