China has imposed a ban on the use of OpenClaw, a popular artificial intelligence agent, on government computers. Simultaneously with the ban, new security guidelines have been issued.

This decision comes at a time of great excitement for the adoption of AI-based solutions in the country. The Chinese government seems intent on exercising greater control over these tools, likely for reasons of national security and data sovereignty.

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