Draft Chinese AI Rules Outline ‘Core Socialist Values’ for AI Human Personality Simulators

As first reported by Bloomberg, China’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission issued a document Saturday that outlines proposed rules for anthropomorphic AI systems. The proposal includes a solicitation of comments from the public by January 25, 2026.

The rules are written in general terms, not legalese. They’re clearly meant to encompass chatbots, though that’s not a term the document uses, and the document also seems more expansive in its scope than just rules for chatbots. It…