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China: Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services including age verification requirement enter into force

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Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services including age verification requirement enter into force

On 15 July 2026, the Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services enter into force. Article 14 requires providers of anthropomorphic artificial intelligence interaction services to take effe…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-12-27
in consultation

On 27 December 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China opened a consultation on the draft Inte…

2026-01-25
processing consultation

On 25 January 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China closes a consultation on the draft Inter…

2026-04-10
adopted

On 10 April 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and four co-issuing authorities adop…

2026-07-15
in force

On 15 July 2026, the Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intellig…