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Assembly Bill No. 2013

Assembly Bill No. 2013 CHAPTER 817

Legislation State lawNorthern America · USadopted

Assembly Bill No. 2013 requires developers of generative artificial intelligence systems or services released on or after January 1, 2022, to post documentation regarding their training data on their websites by January 1, 2026, and before any subsequent public release or substantial modification. The required documentation includes a high-level summary of datasets, sources, data types, use of copyrighted or personal information, and data cleaning or synthetic data generation practices. Exemptions are provided for systems dedicated to security and integrity, aircraft operation, or national security and military purposes made available only to federal entities.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

California State LegislatureLegislature · US
Lead issuer
Legal forceLegally binding
Under whose authorityState law
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

AI developers and providersGeneral publicCompanies

AI developers and providers making generative AI systems available to the public in California must read this to understand their mandatory training data documentation obligations.

Sectors
Cross-sector

What the document contains

What's covered

The document mandates public disclosure of training data information for generative artificial intelligence systems and services. It establishes definitions for key terms such as artificial intelligence, developer, generative artificial intelligence, and synthetic data generation, and specifies detailed disclosures concerning dataset sources, characteristics, and processing.

What's missing

The text does not specify financial penalties for non-compliance, detailed enforcement mechanisms, or specific administrative oversight bodies.

Key takeaways
  • Developers of generative AI systems made available to Californians must post training data documentation on their internet websites on or before January 1, 2026.
  • The transparency requirements apply to generative AI systems or substantial modifications released on or after January 1, 2022.
  • Documentation must include a high-level summary of datasets, dataset sources, data point types, and whether copyrighted material or personal information was included.
  • Developers must disclose whether datasets were purchased, licensed, or underwent data cleaning and processing, and whether synthetic data generation was used.
  • Exemptions are established for generative AI systems whose sole purpose relates to security and integrity, aircraft operations, or specific national security and defense uses.
Outline
· Section 3110. Definitions
· Section 3111. Documentation of Training Data and Exemptions
Issued28 September 2024
Length1,199 words
FormatNot recorded
Scopesubnational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

0/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

screening score · 2026-10-24

Fairness

0/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Dignity

0/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Oversight

0/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

screening score · 2026-10-24

Privacy

2/5

Protection of personal data and private life

Whether the datasets include personal information, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 1798.140.

Section 3111(a)(7)

screening score · 2026-10-24

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

the developer of the system or service shall post on the developer’s internet website documentation regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence system or service

Section 3111

screening score · 2026-10-24

Enforcement

0/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

screening score · 2026-10-24

Impact Assessment

0/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

screening score · 2026-10-24

Topics

artificial_intelligence training_data transparency generative_ai consumer_protection