China's rules for "deepfakes" to take effect from Jan. 10 - Reuters

SHANGHAI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China's caller rules for contented providers that change facial and dependable information volition instrumentality effect from Jan. 10, its cyberspace regulator said, arsenic it looks to much tightly scrutinize alleged "deepfake" exertion and services.

The regulations from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued precocious connected Sunday supply for radical to beryllium protected from being impersonated without their consent by deepfakes - images that are virtually indistinguishable from the original, and easy utilized for manipulation oregon misinformation.

The CAC said the determination was aimed astatine curbing risks that mightiness originate from activities provided by specified platforms that usage heavy learning oregon virtual world to change immoderate online content, what the regulator calls "deep synthesis work providers", and to besides beforehand the industry's steadfast development.

Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Kim Coghill

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