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/Country
China
84/100
attention index
attention index
Attention higher than 99% of countries
#1 of 157 countries · methodology v0.6 · 11 Nov 2026
The country in the five views
- Attention84
- Adoption · single source18
- Regulation29
- Problems and attacks41
- Opportunities59
/Why this colour
how it is computedReported incidents100
32 incidents in the last 24 months · percentile among countries
AI exposure76
percentile among countries
Generative AI use in the population: 17.5% (2026-Q2) · Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
AI compute capacity: 109,411 (2026-11) · Epoch AI — GPU Clusters
Missing safeguards72
100 minus the safeguards percentile among countries: higher means fewer safeguards
Regulatory quality: -0.11 (2025) · World Bank
Rule of law: -0.43 (2025) · World Bank
Voice and accountability: -1.72 (2025) · World Bank
The state and AI
how it is computedNot part of the attention index
Openness to AI
55
Exposure to threats
53
as a target 32 · as a cause 74
Open and exposedMedia coverage: high (37,379 AI articles citing the country in the last 32 days)
Why this value
Exposure to threats = 50% × 31.6 (as a target) + 50% × 73.7 (as a cause) = 52.7
Reported cyber attacks against institutions and foreign disinformation
Social media monitoring, government disinformation, AI surveillance, spyware, internet shutdowns
What protects
Government access to personal data (V-Dem, expert scale)29
Rule of law (0-100 score)52
2025 · World Bank
Data protection law100
2026-11 · UNCTAD — Global Cyberlaw Tracker
Rules on AI used by the state (GIRAI)31
Shown alongside, not subtracted from the exposure
What we cannot see
We count reported cyber attacks, not all those that happened; there is no worldwide measure of threats made with AI; for surveillance and spyware the sources stop at 2022-2024.
Examples
Examples, not a count
Incidents where the state uses AI
/What we cannot see
Incidents never reported by the press · reports of serious incidents sent to the authorities and not published · systems registered in the non-public part of the EU database.
/Incidents by period
in the country3
last 6 months
3
6-12 months ago
4
12-24 months ago
+ 22 with only the year
/Where the systems come from
how we knowChina19
United States4
developers' headquarters · 23 incidents of 32
/Reported incidents
32 in 24 monthsJul 2026
AI Chatbot Reportedly Recommended Herbicide Treatment Linked to Loss of About 25 Acres of Sesame in China (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- 农民误信AI致百亩芝麻全毁 (opens in a new tab) · toutiao.com · 1 Aug 2026
- 67 岁农民大伯误信 AI 推荐除草剂，150 亩芝麻苗一夜枯萎 (opens in a new tab) · ithome.com · 9 Aug 2026
- Chinese farmer trusted AI advice successfuly for a year, then one wrong suggestion destroyed his 25-acre crop in just 24 hours (opens in a new tab) · economictimes.indiatimes.com · 11 Aug 2026
Jul 2026
Purported AI-Generated Image Reportedly Won First Prize in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Photography Competition Before Award Was Revoked (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Hohhot photography prize revoked after winning image found to be AI-generated (opens in a new tab) · global.chinadaily.com.cn · 15 Jul 2026
Jun 2026
Humanoid Robot Identified as Likely Unitree G1 Reportedly Kicked Boy During Public Demonstration in Xinjiang (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textAutonomous vehicles and robotics
place: Xinjiangcountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: China (unitree-robotics)
Also reported by· 5 articles from 5 outlets
- 男童被机器人踢中腹部痛苦倒地 (opens in a new tab) · sina.cn · 1 Jun 2026
- Robot in Clown Wig Roundhouse Kicks Small Child (opens in a new tab) · futurism.com · 4 Jun 2026
- Viral: Humanoid robot kicks child in stomach during public demonstration in China (opens in a new tab) · interestingengineering.com · 5 Jun 2026
Mar 2026
Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Stopped in Traffic During Reported System Failure in Wuhan, Stranding Some Passengers (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the text
place: Wuhancountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: China (apollo, Baidu)
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways (opens in a new tab) · wired.com · 31 Mar 2026
- 多辆“萝卜快跑”车辆突然停摆，武汉交警：初判系统故障，无人员受伤 (opens in a new tab) · jiemian.com · 31 Mar 2026
- 武汉萝卜快跑集体“瘫痪”？多名乘客称被困在高架上或主干道上，交警通报 (opens in a new tab) · thepaper.cn · 1 Apr 2026
2026
Chinese AI actors spark personality rights controversy (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
Dec 2025
City of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textComputer visionAutonomous vehicles and robotics
place: Zhuzhouaccording to AI Incident Databaseaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (Baidu, Hello Inc)
Also reported by· 7 articles from 7 outlets
- Baidu’s robotaxi causes accident in a central city of China, leaves two in intensive care (opens in a new tab) · carnewschina.com · 6 Dec 2025
- Hello robotaxi crash tests China's autonomous-driving rollout as liability questions linger (opens in a new tab) · jiemian.com · 11 Dec 2025
- Chinese city suspends Hellobike's robotaxi operations after collision with pedestrians (opens in a new tab) · cnevpost.com · 15 Dec 2025
Dec 2025
Kiro AI Coding Tool Was Reportedly Implicated in 13-Hour AWS Cost Explorer Outage in Mainland China (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
according to AI Incident Databaseaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Amazon Web Services, amazon-web-services-(aws))AI labs pages: Amazon
Also reported by· 9 articles from 9 outlets
- Amazon blames human employees for an AI coding agent’s mistake (opens in a new tab) · theverge.com · 20 Feb 2026
- 13-hour AWS outage reportedly caused by Amazon's own AI tools (opens in a new tab) · engadget.com · 20 Feb 2026
- Amazon Reportedly Pins the Blame for AI-Caused Outage on Humans (opens in a new tab) · gizmodo.com · 20 Feb 2026
Oct 2025
Three People Reportedly Died in Ruijin, China, Crash After Driver Activated Changan Driving Assistance (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textAutonomous vehicles and robotics
place: Ruijincountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: China (changan-automobile)
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- 司机激活智驾并双手脱离方向盘”，江西一轿车追尾致3死，调查报告公布 (opens in a new tab) · thepaper.cn · 29 May 2026
Oct 2025
Reportedly Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Crash in Chengdu Purportedly Involves Automated Driving Failure and Door Lock Malfunction (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the text
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- Xiaomi shares see biggest drop since April after fatal EV crash sparks safety concerns (opens in a new tab) · cnbc.com · 13 Oct 2025
- Fatal Xiaomi EV Crash Renews Scrutiny on Door Handle Design (opens in a new tab) · bloomberg.com · 13 Oct 2025
- Xiaomi’s Fatal Crash Exposes a Deadly Door Design Problem Hiding in Plain Sight (opens in a new tab) · autoblog.com · 15 Oct 2025
Automatic match, not yet confirmed by a person: it could be the same incident.
probably the same
Apr 2025
Jiushi Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Reportedly Dragged Fallen Electric Scooter During Delivery Run in Xianyang, Shaanxi (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the text
place: Xianyangcountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: China (jiushi-intelligent-technology)
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- 中通无人快递车拖行电动车，一路“浑然不知”持续拖行 (opens in a new tab) · tt.jxnews.com.cn · 8 Apr 2025
- 陕西一无人快递车拖行电动车“浑然不知”，公司回应：正常行驶时偶遇倒地电动车 (opens in a new tab) · ctdsb.net · 8 Apr 2025
- Self-Driving Delivery Van Drags Scooter In Viral Video (opens in a new tab) · carscoops.com · 23 Apr 2025
Mar 2025
Art Museum in Jinan, Shandong Allegedly Generated and Displayed a Sexualized Childlike Avatar with an Adult Body (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
place: Jinancountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: China (jinan-art-museum) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- 小孩臉大人身？陸美術館推「AI虛擬形象」遭抨擊 一票人批：趕緊下架 (opens in a new tab) · udn.com · 8 Mar 2025
2025
DeepSeek AI database exposes user data, chat histories (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (DeepSeek)AI labs pages: DeepSeek
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
DeepSeek accused of denying claims of Uyghur genocide (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co)AI labs pages: DeepSeek
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2025
White House appears to use AI to calculate tariff rates (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI)AI labs pages: Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI
Also reported by· 7 articles from 7 outlets
2025
Xiaomi SU7 on Autopilot collides with cement pole, kills three (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textComputer visionAutonomous vehicles and robotics
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
- reuters.com (opens in a new tab) · 1 Apr 2025
- carnewschina.com (opens in a new tab) · 1 Apr 2025
- gizmochina.com (opens in a new tab) · 6 Apr 2025
2025
Humanoid robot tries to attack Chinese factory workers (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textComputer visionAutonomous vehicles and robotics
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2025
Humanoid robot attacks crowd of people at Tianjin festival (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textAutonomous vehicles and robotics
Also reported by· 5 articles from 5 outlets
2025
Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra fire raises questions over automated safety systems (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textComputer visionAutonomous vehicles and robotics
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
Automatic match, not yet confirmed by a person: it could be the same incident.
probably the same
2025
ByteDance agentic AI phone restricts account access (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (ByteDance)AI labs pages: ByteDance
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Beijing uses AI to suppress Tibetan refugees in Nepal (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textBiometrics and surveillanceDecision-making and scoring algorithms
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (China Electronics Technology Group/Hikvision, Huawei, Uniview, Zhejiang Dahua Technology)AI labs pages: Huawei
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2025
Chinese chatbot accused of giving inaccurate university location info (opens in a new tab)severity: seriousGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Peer-reviewed journal publishes AI-generated rat penis (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
- scienceintegritydigest.com (opens in a new tab) · 15 Feb 2024
- telegraph.co.uk (opens in a new tab) · 16 Feb 2024
- vice.com (opens in a new tab)
2024
Cloned Ukrainian YouTuber promotes Russia-China relations (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2024
AI recreations of two deceased people spark criticism (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
2024
AI company found guilty of violating Ultraman copyright in China (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Huawei P70 Ultra AI editing tool removes people's clothing (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textComputer vision
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (Huawei)AI labs pages: Huawei
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2024
Shanghai triples facial urveillance in Xuhui district, raising concerns (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textBiometrics and surveillance
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Chinese geo chatbot accused of censorship, bias (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2024
Chinese novel platform trains AI on authors' works without payment (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2024
Baidu ride-hailing driverless car hits pedestrian crossing street (opens in a new tab)Computer visionAutonomous vehicles and robotics
Also reported by· 7 articles from 7 outlets
- euronews.com (opens in a new tab) · 9 Jul 2024
- caixinglobal.com (opens in a new tab) · 12 Jul 2024
- thestar.com.my (opens in a new tab) · 14 Jul 2024
Automatic match, not yet confirmed by a person: it could be the same incident.
probably the same«Baidu Robotaxi Allegedly Involved in Collision with Pedestrian in Wuhan» · AI Incident Database
2024
Kids' smartwatch racially insults Chinese people (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Chinese large language model thinks it is ChatGPT (opens in a new tab)Generative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: China (DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co)AI labs pages: DeepSeek
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- techcrunch.com (opens in a new tab) · 27 Dec 2024
- startupnews.fyi (opens in a new tab) · 28 Dec 2024
- neowin.net (opens in a new tab)
/Laws and safeguards
Regulatory quality-0.11
2025 · World Bank
Rule of law-0.43
2025 · World Bank
Voice and accountability-1.72
2025 · World Bank
AI-specific laws and authorities: coming with new sources.
/In the news
how it worksAI news mentioning the country · 7 Nov – 13 Nov
- AI should be for benefit rather than 'ruination' of mankind – Irish premier (opens in a new tab)swindonadvertiser.co.uk · United Kingdom · 13 Nov 2026 · and 101 other outlets
- Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and AI services for over five hours (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 13 Nov 2026 · and 68 other outlets
- OpenAI moves to rebuild trust after voters reject data centers in local measures (opens in a new tab)abc7amarillo.com · United States · 7 Nov 2026 · and 59 other outlets
- VOTE: Do you think the Nvidia scandal affects the US's ability to win the AI race? (opens in a new tab)komonews.com · United States · 12 Nov 2026 · and 43 other outlets
- AI demand unlikely to be derailed by Nvidia CEO controversy, Taiwan supply chain sources say (opens in a new tab)webindia123.com · India · 10 Nov 2026 · and 37 other outlets
- Democrats demand answers on the US government's AI policy amid alleged Chinese spy plot targeting the CEO of Nvidia (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 12 Nov 2026 · and 34 other outlets
- A US politician backs a data center moratorium as Washington weighs new restrictions (opens in a new tab)news4sanantonio.com · United States · 12 Nov 2026 · and 34 other outlets
- What Nvidia CEO's alleged spy scandal means for the U.S.-China AI race (opens in a new tab)wjct.org · United States · 12 Nov 2026 · and 31 other outlets
- Xinhua Headlines: 7th World Media Summit opens in Beijing, highlighting media transformation in AI age (opens in a new tab)heraldglobe.com · United States · 9 Nov 2026 · and 26 other outlets
- Advocacy groups sue AI giants to freeze new models, warning of 'catastrophic' risks (opens in a new tab)cecildaily.com · United States · 13 Nov 2026 · and 25 other outlets
AI articles mentioning the country in the last 30 days: 32,950 in total, at most 1,801 in one day (12 Nov 2026).
32,950 AI articles mentioning the country in 30 days
/Index trend
— country ··· worldIndex trend: 18 Oct 2026: country 84, world 36 · 19 Oct 2026: country 84, world 36 · 26 Oct 2026: country 84, world 36 · 2 Nov 2026: country 84, world 36 · 11 Nov 2026: country 84, world 36.
Previous years, reconstructed with today's data: 2023 82 · 2024 83 · 2025 82 why
/AI models released
12 months · outside the index73 models · according to Epoch AI
Kimi K3.1 Pro · Moonshot23 Oct 2026
Kling 4.0 · Kuaishou Technology15 Oct 2026
Step 5 Preview · StepFun18 Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · DeepSeek9 Sep 2026
Tencent Hy4 preview · Tencent28 Aug 2026