https://reut.rs/44AyxsX - 🌐 China's cyberspace watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has received 110 applications from prominent tech companies like Huawei and Alibaba. These applications pertain to approvals for models that manipulate visual and audio data. #ChinaTech #DeepfakeApprovals 📜 The move comes in response to CAC's rules introduced in December, which oversee the use of deepfake technology. This approval mechanism is distinct from the CAC's regulation for Chinese tech companies launching generative AI products. #CACRegulations #AIProducts 🤖 Following the success of U.S. company OpenAI's ChatGPT, generative AI products have seen a surge in demand. Recently, five Chinese tech giants, including Baidu Inc and SenseTime Group, unveiled AI chatbots to the public after securing government approval. #OpenAI #ChatGPT #AIChatbots 🎭 It's essential to differentiate between chatbots and deepfakes. While chatbots produce new text, images, and audio based on user prompts, deepfakes employ AI to create visual and audio content nearly identical to the original, posing potential risks for manipulation and misinformation.