AI-Driven Media Compliance: Technical Innovations and Regulatory Challenges in Hong Kong-Mainland Data Flows
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Cross-boundary data flows; media compliance; Greater Bay Area; generative AI; data localization.Abstract
This research presents, therefore, AI technologies involved in cross-boundary flow of media data between Hong Kong and China and their related compliance issues. Through a case study and comparative methodology, the paper reviews the technical architecture of cross-boundary AI media operations, applying Oriental Pearl New Media's AIGC Platform and Generative AI Research Center, Hong Kong. An endeavor inspired by this paper can bring to light adaptive innovative solutions such as "compliance-aware inference" and "dual-gate architecture." Divergent legal frameworks highlight regulatory gaps, with their discussions tending to give an indication of the larger problem that businesses would like to take some implicit exemption under their coverage of having region-specific infrastructure configurations and also differentiated editorial policies some of which we identify in this study. Therefore, it recommends industry-specific regulatory guidance, a sandbox approach, and unified compliance certification to lift the ongoing obstacles and concludes with compliance by design - rather than remedial approaches - offering the most sustainable path forward for cross-boundary media operations amidst complex regulatory environments.
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