China approves over 40 AI models for public use in past six months

China has approved more than 40 artificial intelligence (AI) models for public use in the first six months since authorities began the govin AI development, according to Chinese media. Chinese regulators granted approvals to a total of 14 large language models (LLM) for public use last week, Chinese state-backed Securities Times reported. It marks the fourth batch of approvals China has granted, which counts Xiaomi Corp, 4Paradigm and 01.AI among the recipients.