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California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data.

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Assembly Bill 2713 (Chapter 856) amends Section 22757.3.1 of the California Business and Professions Code, which is part of the California AI Transparency Act. The bill revises the duties of 'large online platforms' regarding AI-generated content provenance data, effective January 1, 2027. Under the amended law, large online platforms must: (1) detect whether any provenance data is embedded in or associated with distributed content; (2) provide a user interface that clearly indicates whether system provenance data or digital signatures identify content as AI-generated or substantially altered by a generative AI system or capture device, including displaying the name of the GenAI system or capture device and whether digital signatures are present; and (3) allow users to inspect system provenance data in an easily accessible manner, which can be satisfied by displaying it in the platform's interface, linking to a third-party website or application, or allowing users to download the provenance data in a format that cannot be easily re-embedded. The bill also prohibits large online platforms from knowingly stripping system provenance data or digital signatures from content uploaded to, distributed on, or downloaded from the platform, to the extent technically feasible. A key new provision in Section 22757.3.1(d) clarifies that none of these requirements obligate a platform to take any action with respect to provenance data, system provenance data, or digital signatures that are not compliant or interoperable with widely adopted specifications issued by an established standards-setting body. Platforms are also not required to maintain, display, or allow downloading of personal information.

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