Chinese Police Arrest Suspect Who Created Train Crash Fake News on ChatGPT

Police in Gansu Province, China, arrested a man on suspicion of creating fake news about a train accident that killed nine people using ChatGPT. This case is believed to be the first time the rules regulating deep layer synthesis technology, which came into force on January 10, 2023, were applied.

Chinese police arrest man who allegedly used ChatGPT to spread fake news

According to police, the article created by the suspect was posted by more than 20 accounts and viewed more than 15,000 times on the blog platform owned by Chinese search giant Baidu.

The suspect used ChatGPT to create multiple versions of fake news with slightly different content to pass duplication checks by the platform.

China severely regulates online content, and AI and deepfakes are no exception. In January 2023, regulations governing deep synthesis technology, including deepfake regulations, came into effect. This rule states that ``technology must not be used to spread fake news'', ``content created by synthesis must be notified in some way to the user that it has been modified by technology'', ``existing laws Content that violates is prohibited, content that endangers national security and interests, content that damages the national image or causes economic chaos is also prohibited.

China is bringing in first-of-its-kind regulation on 'deepfakes'

In addition, China is aiming to introduce laws to control new technologies that may cause concern to the central government.