United States of America: California AI Transparency Act including design requirements for capture-device manufacturers enter into force
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California AI Transparency Act including design requirements for capture-device manufacturers enter into force
On 1 January 2028, the California Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transparency Act, including design requirements for capture device manufacturers enter into force. The Act requires capture device manufacturers to design devices to embed latent disclosures by default in captured content. The disclosures must include the device manufacturer’s name, model version, and the time and date of creation, giving users the option to include or view provenance information that verifies the content’s origin.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2025-02-19
under deliberation
2025-06-02
under deliberation
2025-09-12
adopted
2025-10-13
adopted
2026-08-02
in grace period
2027-01-01
in force