ASIA IN BRIEF: China’s agentic AI policy wants to keep humans in the loop

China’s Cyberspace Administration last week published draft regulations governing the behavior of AI agents and suggested humans should always retain the ability to review decisions taken by software. The draft expresses Beijing’s enthusiasm for AI agents with a call for efforts to develop datasets that accelerate development, along with security standards that make agents safe to use and ensure they behave ethically. There’s also a call to develop mandatory standards for how agents will behave