According to official media reports on Saturday, China's securities watchdog will intensify efforts to monitor fake information in the stock market and collaborate with the police and cyberspace regulators to crackdown on the dissemination of false news, facilitated by AI.
The Securities Times emphasized regulators' approach of "hitting early, hitting hard, and hitting at the heart" of the issue.
Highlighted in a separate article by the Shanghai Securities News, artificial intelligence is being used as a tool to create and spread misleading information, attracting investors with promises of quick wealth and potentially manipulating stocks.
The emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has prompted fund managers to adopt AI for assessing companies and investments, but this adoption carries risks of vulnerability to artificially generated fake news.
In response, the China Securities Regulatory Commission plans to be more proactive in dispelling stock market rumors by providing clarifications and enhancing investor education to improve their ability to identify false information.
The reports from the Securities Times and the Shanghai Securities News coincide with World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, which is a significant event in China, widely promoted on television and social media to advocate for consumer protection.