💼 How California’s AI Law Could Reshape the Industry
🌟 Who Does This Law Apply To?
The new California law, AB 2013, applies to developers of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems or services. This includes anyone who designs, codes, produces, or makes substantial modifications to AI systems used by the public. It also covers updates to GenAI systems that materially change their functionality or performance. The law is broad and applies even if the AI system is provided for free.
🌟 What Are the Reporting Requirements?
Developers must post on their websites a high-level summary of the training data used for each AI system, including:
- Sources or owners of the datasets.
- How the datasets further the AI’s purpose.
- General ranges or estimates of the data points.
- Whether the data includes copyright-protected content or personal information.
- Any modifications or cleaning of the datasets.
- Time periods during which the data was collected and used.
- Whether synthetic data was used and why.
🌟 Impact on Law & Business
This law could reshape how AI companies document and share their training data, potentially increasing transparency but also raising privacy concerns. Developers will face challenges, particularly around documenting past training datasets and dealing with sensitive trade secrets or intellectual property. Businesses that integrate with GenAI models may also be affected, as substantial modifications trigger the same transparency obligations.
🌟 When Does Compliance Start?
The law takes effect on January 1, 2026, but it applies retroactively to AI systems or updates released since January 1, 2022. Developers should start prep
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