What California SB 942 - California AI Transparency Act (Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22757-22757.6) requires
Covered generative AI providers with over 1,000,000 monthly users or visitors must offer a free AI detection tool, embed a latent provenance disclosure in AI-generated image, video, or audio content, offer users the option to apply a manifest disclosure, and revoke any third-party license within 96 hours upon discovering that disclosure features have been modified or disabled, with effect from January 1, 2026 and civil penalties of $5,000 per day per violation enforceable by the Attorney General, a city attorney, or a county counsel.
Pillar: AI Governance & Law · Authority: California Legislature (Bus. & Prof. Code, Division 8, Chapter 25) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB942
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- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22757.1(b): Definition of 'covered provider' as a person that creates, codes, or otherwise produces a generative artificial intelligence system that has over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users and is publicly accessible.
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22757.1(c): Definition of 'GenAI system' as an artificial intelligence that can generate derived synthetic content, including text, images, video, and audio.
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