China tells big tech companies not to offer ChatGPT services

State media outlet blasts chatbot as spreading U.S. government 'misinformation'

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Beijing's clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little surprise to many in China's tech industry. (Source image from AP and Reuters)

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Regulators have told major Chinese tech companies not to offer ChatGPT services to the public amid growing alarm in Beijing over the AI-powered chatbot's uncensored replies to user queries.

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