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Chinese Technology Firms Sign National AI-Agent Governance Pact
Twenty Chinese tech firms and a state research academy signed a pact on governing AI agents, agreeing to shared trust, safety, and oversight principles.
Twenty organizations have signed a national convention on artificial intelligence agent governance, establishing shared commitments on trust, safety and oversight of autonomous systems. The signatories include major Chinese technology firms and a state research academy.
The eight-part pact outlines principles for agent governance at a time when industry self-regulation is developing alongside formal government rules. The agreement signals a coordinated effort by leading companies and research bodies to set operational norms before regulatory frameworks fully mature.
The convention addresses the management of AI agents—software that can act independently on behalf of users—and reflects growing attention from legal, compliance and strategy teams to the risks and responsibilities tied to autonomous decision-making in enterprise and consumer contexts.