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California AI Transparency Act (SB 942 as amended by AB 853)

Covered providers offer a free AI-detection tool and embed latent disclosures, with an optional manifest disclosure, in generated image, video and audio; large online platforms and capture devices follow later

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from California SB 942 as amended by AB 853 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseCalifornia SB942SB 942 asDuty holderCoveredproviders of…Applies from2026-08-02In forceArtefactProvenancepipeline…LayersLayer 03Layer 04Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from California SB 942 as amended by AB 853 to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseCalifornia SB 942 · SB 942 as…Duty holderCovered providers of public…Applies from2026-08-02 · In forceArtefactProvenance pipeline writing latent…LayersLayer 03Layer 04Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-USCA-SB942. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: California SB 942, SB 942 as amended….
  • Duty holder: Covered providers of public….
  • Applies from: 2026-08-02, In force.
  • Artefact: Provenance pipeline writing latent….
  • Layers: Layer 03, Layer 04.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
Id
AIGE-OBL-USCA-SB942
Instrument
California AI Transparency Act (SB 942 as amended by AB 853) law
Clause
SB 942 as amended by AB 853
In scope
Covered providers of public generative AI systems; large online platforms; capture-device makers
Applies from
In force · Operative 2026-08-02; platform duties 2027-01-01; capture devices 2028-01-01
Later dates
  • Large online platform duties apply
  • Capture-device duties apply

The artefact that evidences it

Provenance pipeline writing latent metadata; public detection endpoint; platform-side provenance display.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

Source

Chapter 08, section Other state AI laws, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). California AI Transparency Act (SB 942 as amended by AB 853) (AIGE-OBL-USCA-SB942). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usca-sb942. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{California AI Transparency Act (SB 942 as amended by AB 853) (AIGE-OBL-USCA-SB942)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-usca-sb942},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}