Russia and China take the same approach to regulating artificial intelligence and support creating a joint regulatory framework in this area. Andrey Denisov, chairman of the Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told journalists in Beijing. A delegation from the parliament’s upper chamber, led by Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, is in China on an official visit.
Denisov said artificial intelligence is a new phenomenon, and approaches to it have diverged around the world. The US authorities, the senator said, are defending an extreme position: the AI market should not be regulated at all because it will put everything in order on its own. “China and we take a different view. China is among the initiators of creating a regulatory framework or set of rules for artificial intelligence,” he said.

China is not limiting itself to statements, he said: sector-specific laws are being drafted in the country, and a high-level international conference was held in June to discuss creating an international organization in this area.
Denisov served as Russia’s ambassador to China from 2013 to 2022. AI regulation, sanctions and demographics are among the topics Russian senators are discussing in Beijing.