China’s legislature to enhance law enforcement against ‘deepfake’ scam

As “deepfake” scam news fans worries among the Chinese public over the AI-driven fraud, the country’s legislative bodies have vowed to strengthen governance and law enforcement against such fraud as using AI-powered face-swapping technology, according to China’s top legislature.

China’s Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law and Criminal Law have provided ample support for combating various types of telecoms and online fraud including the scam using AI-powered face-swapping technology, said Zang Tiewei, spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPCSC), at a Sunday press briefing.