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Article: Amid OpenClaw frenzy, China’s central bank adds to cybersecurity warnings

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China's central bank has urged increased cybersecurity vigilance and a cautious approach to deploying artificial intelligence within the financial sector. It emphasized that AI integration must be proactive, prudent, safe, and orderly.

The bank's annual technology agenda will prioritize risk mitigation, tightened supervision, and high-quality development, with a focus on pre-empting extreme risks. It also advocates for deeper integration of banking and technology to unlock intelligent digital development's potential.

The main topics covered are cybersecurity warnings, the regulated deployment of AI in finance, and the central bank's technology and risk supervision agenda for the year.

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2026-03-12 10:00

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Amid OpenClaw frenzy, China’s central bank adds to cybersecurity warnings
People’s Bank of China says deployment of AI in financial sector should be ‘proactive yet prudent, safe and orderly’
China’s central bank has called for heightened cybersecurity awareness and caution in the use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, adding to a chorus of warnings over security risks amid the nationwide buzz surrounding the OpenClaw AI agent.
The central bank also said the deployment of AI in the financial sector should be managed in a “proactive yet prudent, safe and orderly” manner.
This year, according to the readout, the central bank’s technology agenda will focus on mitigating risks, tightening supervision and fostering high-quality development, while employing a policy approach focused on pre-empting extreme risks to continuously refine its regulatory framework.
The PBOC also called for deeper integration of banking and technology at the conference, aiming to fully unleash the potential of intelligent digital development.
That aligns with the central bank’s long-standing policy of encouraging technological empowerment across the banking sector, while ensuring that the transition remains safe and orderly.
The meeting brought together the heads of the PBOC’s departments and branches, along with its deputy governor, Zou Lan.