China’s highest court will step up protections for AI and intellectual property this year as the country seeks to foster new industries.
The commitment was part of the Supreme People’s Court’s annual work report delivered by court president and chief justice Zhang Jun to the top legislature in Beijing on Saturday.
Zhang said the top court supported the lawful application of artificial intelligence and “protects innovation strictly in accordance with the law”.
China is looking to AI to help move the country up the industrial value chain and overcome limits on access to advanced technology from the West, particularly US sanctions.