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PROVENANCE DATA REQUIREMENTS

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Illinois HB4711, the Provenance Data Requirements Act (introduced by Rep. Sue Scherer in the 104th General Assembly), establishes transparency requirements for AI-generated content by mandating the use of provenance data—information about a piece of content's origin and modification history formatted to widely-adopted standards. Under Section 10, generative AI tool providers must: (1) apply provenance data, directly or via third-party technology, to wholly-generated synthetic content; (2) provide a provenance application tool so users can attach provenance data to significantly modified content; and (3) make a provenance reader publicly available. Under Section 15, large online platforms (defined as public-facing platforms with 1,000,000 or more unique monthly users over the preceding 12 months) must retain any available provenance data in content posted on their platforms and make it—or a conspicuous indicator of its availability—accessible to Illinois consumers. Under Section 20, manufacturers of capture devices (cameras, phones with cameras or microphones, voice recorders, etc.) must enable users to include provenance data in captured content. The Act defines key terms in Section 5, distinguishing generative AI models from non-generative capabilities such as classification, predictions, or labeling.

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