China launches AI framework to improve ‘black box’ transparency and raise standards

China has pledged to improve the accuracy, reliability and transparency of AI through a new national evaluation framework, as policymakers move to establish common standards…

China has pledged to improve the accuracy, reliability and transparency of AI through a new national evaluation framework, as policymakers move to establish common standards for assessing the fast-evolving technology.

New guidelines released by the central government said Beijing would create a common yardstick for AI, allowing models, computing power and data quality to be measured and compared under a unified national standard.

The move comes as artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in the world’s second-largest economy, both as a driver of growth and a crucial arena of geopolitical competition. But while Beijing has stepped up efforts in recent years to build indigenous AI research capabilities and domestic standards-setting tools, the rapidly evolving technology has fuelled unease.

“We will promote the establishment of reliable, safe and trustworthy measurement standards for artificial intelligence, making AI performance measurable, comparable and traceable,” the SAMR said.

The plan would also seek to bridge the “last mile” between laboratory innovation and industrial applications while addressing challenges such as measurement inaccuracies and data scarcity.

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