{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/6a7b43b2f91cd396b38c1e8a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"China’s tightening AI regulations","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1786462971075-9dc9c6b6-1a8b-48e6-8b2b-5098bde48af8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>China is becoming more cautious about AI. Since the start of the year the government has <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2026/07/14/when-chinas-open-source-ai-is-a-trap?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tightened controls</a> on domestic labs, intervening in cross-border deals and restricting the movement of its best talent. Now it is limiting how Chinese citizens interact with some <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/07/16/china-wants-to-end-ai-romances?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">chatbots</a>. Is this the beginning of a new era for China’s AI industry?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests and hosts:</strong></p><ul><li>Sarah Wu, co-host of “Drum Tower”&nbsp;</li><li>David Rennie, <em>The Economist</em>’s geopolitics editor and <em>Telegram</em> columnist&nbsp;</li><li>Joshua Spencer, <em>The Economist</em>’s Asia news editor&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Topics:</strong></p><ul><li>Chinese AI&nbsp;</li><li>Open-weight AI models&nbsp;</li><li>AI companions&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}