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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…

By Samantha Johnson / May 30, 2026

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.

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“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.

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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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