California AI Transparency Act requires AI systems to include disclosures and prohibits platforms from removing provenance data.

The California AI Transparency Act mandates that generative AI systems include permanent or difficult-to-remove disclosures about their content. It also requires large online platforms to detect and disclose provenance data in content, prohibiting them from stripping such data. Capture device manufacturers must offer users options to include provenance data in captured content. Violations incur civil penalties and allow for injunctive relief and attorney's fees. The act becomes operative on August 2, 2026.

California AI Transparency Act requires AI systems to include disclosures and prohibits platforms from removing provenance data.

The California AI Transparency Act mandates that generative AI systems include permanent or difficult-to-remove disclosures about their content. It also requires large online platforms to detect and disclose provenance data in content, prohibiting them from stripping such data. Capture device manufacturers must offer users options to include provenance data in captured content. Violations incur civil penalties and allow for injunctive relief and attorney's fees. The act becomes operative on August 2, 2026.