Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Wednesday, February 22nd,

2023. I'm Brian McCullough today. This chatbot AI revolution has hit a

major roadblock in China.

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Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. Forgive me for not having thought of this sooner, but now that I see it, it's pretty obvious.

This new generative AI revolution, it's not going to fly in China.

Sources are telling Nikika Asia that Chinese regulators have told Tansant, Ant Group, and others

not to offer public chat gp.

Like services, after state media has been criticizing these

chatbots over misinformation in recent days.

Quote, tech companies will also need to report to regulators before they launch their own ChatGPT-like services, the sources added.

ChatGPT, developed by Microsoft-backed startup Open AI, is not officially available in China,

but some internet users have been able to access it using a virtual private network.

There have also been dozens of many programs released by third-party developers on Tencent's

WeChat Social Media app that claimed to offer services from

chat gee. Under regulatory pressure, Tencent has suspended several such

third-party services regardless of whether they were connected to Chat geepPT or were in fact copycats people

familiar with the matter told Nik. The latest move by regulators comes amid an

official backlash against Chat GPT. On Monday state-owned media outlet China Daily said in a post on

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