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• Wuhan court makes AI production costs a legal factor in copyright damages, per The Decoder

  The Decoder reports a court in Wuhan, China factored token usage and AI tool licensing fees into a copyright damages calculation for the first time, part of China's broader push on copyright for AI-generated works.

  Reported by The DecoderPublished newsSep 28Source: The DecoderPart of China AI policy
• China now requires Beijing's approval for trips abroad by spouses and children of some top AI and chip executives, per Bloomberg

  Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reports that China has widened travel restrictions on top AI professionals at private companies to cover some of their family members. Spouses and children of some AI and chip executives now need Beijing's approval even for short trips abroad. The measures are not a blanket exit ban, and it is unclear whether relatives of everyone affected must comply. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology did not respond to Bloomberg's request for comment.

  Reported by BloombergPublished newsSep 28Source: United Daily News (in Chinese)Part of China AI policy
• China weighs letting ByteDance and Alibaba buy Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500, per The Information

  CNBC, citing The Information, reports that China is considering allowing companies including ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 GPU. Final approval and timing are unconfirmed; ByteDance and Alibaba did not respond to requests for comment.

  Reported by The InformationPublished newsSep 28Source: CNBCPart of China AI policy

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