BEIJING: China’s top court issued guidelines on Monday (Sep 7) covering a range of emerging pitfalls associated with artificial intelligence, including unauthorised deepfakes and voice cloning, state media reported. The move provides judicial guidance for AI-related disputes in China, which is currently engaged in an intense competition with the United States for dominance in the key technology. The guidelines released by the Supreme People’s Court “make clear that people cannot use AI to create or distribute recognisable digital replicas of others without their consent, including cloned faces and voices”, state news agency Xinhua reported. Other disputes targeted include “algorithmic price discrimination and AI-generated false information”, Xinhua said. Recent years have seen widespread adoption of AI technologies that allow individual users to easily create content that convincingly replicates the appearance and voices of real humans. Chinese authorities have invested heavily in domestic AI, seeking to build up the country’s prowess in the increasingly crucial sector. But President Xi Jinping has also warned of potential dangers, urging attendees at a conference in July to “strengthen risk-awareness and …