China's CAC reported 1,112 generative-AI services filed and 731 applications/functions registered by 31 August 2026, up from 988 and 598 at the end of June.

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Claim LD12-HQ-C12 (v1.0)

China's CAC reported 1,112 generative-AI services filed and 731 applications/functions registered by 31 August 2026, up from 988 and 598 at the end of June.

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Does concentration at the model layer make apps fail alike? A test on China's registerBy 31 August 2026 there were 1,112 filed services and 731 registered applications, enough for a comparison between applications that share a model and those that do not.
China's AI filing register: how often are filings sent back, and whose models do apps use?Filing and registration counts rose from 988 and 598 to 1,112 and 731 between June and August 2026, but the claim explicitly says nothing about rejection rates, adoption or market share.

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Claim type: Fact
Publication status: Eligible for publication
Verification state: Checked against the primary source. Who checked this claim is not recorded for it; claim checks so far were AI-led, and no person has checked claims against their sources.
Does not license: Capability, quality, adoption, safety, market share or rejection rate
Limitations: Filing and registration are administrative states, not conventional product-quality approvals
Source (as cited): CAC filing notices including Jul–Aug 2026 notice
Source type: Government document (recorded as “Government administrative primary”)
Institutional position: Chinese regulator
Maturity of the evidence: Rapidly maturing evidence
Recorded date: 25 September 2026
Currentness / correction: This is the current version. No correction or concern is recorded on its sources.

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CAC generative-AI filing notices (Government document)
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Claim type (coded): FACT (as printed: “FACT”)
Publication status (coded): ELIGIBLE (as printed: “ELIGIBLE”)
Verification state (coded): CONTENT_VERIFIED_PRIMARY
Source type (coded): GOVERNMENT_PRIMARY
Maturity (coded): RAPIDLY_MATURING

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1	CLAIM ID	LD12-HQ-C12	—
2	PUBLIC-FACING CLAIM	China's CAC reported 1,112 generative-AI services filed and 731 applications/functions registered by 31 August 2026, up from 988 and 598 at the end of June.	—
3	CLAIM TYPE	FACT	base_types: FACT
4	RESEARCH STRAND	D/A — Developmental steering / implementation	—
5	MATURITY	RAPIDLY MATURING	states: RAPIDLY_MATURING
6	SOURCE	CAC filing notices including Jul–Aug 2026 notice	source_ids: SRC-LD12-CAC-GENAI-FILING-NOTICES
7	SOURCE TYPE	Government administrative primary	classes: GOVERNMENT_PRIMARY
8	INSTITUTIONAL POSITION	Chinese regulator	—
9	SCOPE	Mainland China; Interim Measures implementation	—
10	DESIGN	Administrative record	—
11	SAMPLE / DATASET	National filings and local registrations	—
12	MODEL / TOOL / VERSION	Various models	—
13	COMPARATOR	Prior bimonthly counts	—
14	MAIN RESULT	+124 filed services and +133 registrations in Jul–Aug; cumulative 1,112 / 731.	—
15	INFERENTIAL TARGET	Operational administrative gate / supply organization	—
16	DOES NOT LICENSE	Capability, quality, adoption, safety, market share or rejection rate	—
17	VERIFICATION STATE	CONTENT VERIFIED	state: CONTENT_VERIFIED_PRIMARY · verified_by: UNKNOWN
18	LIMITATIONS	Filing and registration are administrative states, not conventional product-quality approvals	—
19	CONTRADICTORY / SUPPORTING SOURCES	Prior CAC notices show consistent cumulative series	—
20	GEOGRAPHY / LANGUAGE	China / Chinese	—
21	DISTRIBUTIONAL LEDGER	Favors providers/apps able to enter the administrative system; SME effect unmeasured	—
22	R01 / FIELD-MAP LINKS	D1, D6, D7, L-B	—
23	WHAT WOULD CHANGE THIS CLAIM?	Rejection/rectification data or rule change	—
24	PUBLICATION STATUS	ELIGIBLE	state: ELIGIBLE
25	RECORDED DATE	2026-09-25	—

Field 22 references resolved against Field Map v0.2: D1 (DOMAIN); D6 (DOMAIN); D7 (DOMAIN); L-B (LENS)

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“CAC filing notices including Jul–Aug 2026 notice” → CAC generative-AI filing notices (SRC-LD12-CAC-GENAI-FILING-NOTICES--v1.0) — CAC generative-AI filing notices; class GOVERNMENT_PRIMARY (explicit public provenance pin)

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SocioLens project. (2026, September 25). China's CAC reported 1,112 generative-AI services filed and 731 applications/functions registered by 31 August 2026, up from 988 and 598 at the end of June [Claim LD12-HQ-C12, version v1.0]. SocioLens. https://sociolens-web.pages.dev/claims/ld12-hq-c12/v1.0/

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