China seeks to rein in risks from AI ‘digital humans’

China seeks to rein in risks from AI ‘digital humans’

BEIJING (AFP): After her father died from cancer, Zhang Xinyu had an artificial intelligence avatar made that looks and sounds just like him, part of a growing “digital human” industry that China is moving to govern more tightly. Videos featuring AI digital humans are ubiquitous on Chinese social media, with their uncanny features and smooth, dexterous…