- Regulators have green-lit an initial clutch of companies
- Beijing deems AI a business as well as political imperative
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China approved the first batch of generative artificial intelligence services for public rollout, freeing up homegrown technology champions including Baidu Inc. and SenseTime Group Inc. to openly compete with the likes of OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
The Cyberspace Administration of China green-lit a handful of firms to move ahead in the field, including fledgling players and major technology names, people familiar with the matter said. Search leader Baidu and SenseTime were among the first to win approval from Beijing’s top internet watchdog. ByteDance Ltd. made its AI chatbot available to the public, but didn’t respond to requests for comment.
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