Liu Bingzhi Li Yongnan
Journal of Information and Management. 2025, 10(5): 8-22.
By conducting a systematic study of China’s artificial intelligence governance policies through thematic modeling and quantitative evaluation, this paper provides support and guidance for policy optimization. Effective data from the 92 nationallevel artificial intelligence governance policies issued in China from 2017 to the 15th of March, 2025 were preprocessed.The BERTopic model was used to identify policy themes, calculate keyword c-TF-IDF weights, and three other thematic indicators, and combined with policy content to conduct an in-depth analysis of governance policy priorities. Based on thematic modeling, the PMC policy evaluation model was constructed to conduct empirical quantitative analysis on nine
representative policy documents. The BERTopic model identified 13 themes, covering nine key areas of China’s AI governance policies. The PMC index model indicates that the overall policy level is good, but further optimization is needed in terms of governance framework, governance tools, and governance entities. Based on this, policy recommendations were proposed, including the construction of a classified governance policy framework, the combination of policy tools, and the promotion of collaborative governance, to serve China’s AI governance practices.