China And The U.S. - Different Approaches To Regulating AI

Artificial intelligence has become a central pillar of China in its drive to become an advanced economy. The development of AI has enjoyed tremendous government support, benefitting from a large population and data collected in China through various digital platforms. As such, China has been at the forefront of adopting national legislation governing AI to give guidance to companies and to create a safe environment for its adoption. In addition to imposing restrictions on the development and use of AI in China, these regulations aim to present the government's pro-growth attitude towards AI and delineate the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in AI governance.

The United States has relied more on existing agencies expanding their existing scope to cover AI use and development, by and large encouraging its dynamic private sector to develop AI through entrepreneurship.