# Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services

- **Jurisdiction:** China (CN)
- **Type:** Regulation · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) with NDRC, MOE, MOST, MIIT, MPS and NRTA
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 10 Jul 2023 · **Effective:** 15 Aug 2023
- **Obligations:** Registration or filing, Security testing, Labelling AI content, Data governance, Copyright and training data, Consumer rights
- **Sectors:** All sectors, Media, Consumer
- **Penalties:** Penalties under the Cybersecurity, Data Security and Personal Information Protection Laws; suspension of service possible.

## Summary
Applies to providers of generative AI services (text, image, audio, video) to the public in mainland China. Requires lawful training data that respects IP, content controls, labelling of generated content, user protections and, for services with 'public opinion attributes or social mobilisation capacity', a security assessment plus algorithm filing.

## Why it matters
Public-facing generative AI in China must pass CAC security assessment and filing before launch; 868 services had completed filing by 30 Apr 2026 (CAC figures reported by IT之家).

## Source
[CAC](https://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-07/13/c_1690898327029107.htm) · [secondary](https://www.ithome.com/0/950/045.htm)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. CAC Order No. 15.

## Cite
Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services. Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) with NDRC, MOE, MOST, MIIT, MPS and NRTA. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/cn-cac-generative-ai-interim-measures-2023/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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