China Drafts Rules to Regulate AI ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Girlfriends’
As China continues to tighten oversight of AI, its cyberspace regulator has moved to rein in AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends,” proposing rules that would require platforms to intervene when users express suicidal or self-harm tendencies. The draft regulation released Dec. 27 by the Cyberspace Administration of China requires chatbot providers…
bubmagJanuary 6, 2026