Bill > AB3211

This bill, the California Digital Content Provenance Standards, aims to address the harms caused by the proliferation of synthetic content (such as deepfakes) created using generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Generative AI providers must apply provenance data (information about the origin and history of digital content) to any synthetic content they make available, and provide tools for users to detect provenance data. 2. Recording device manufacturers must offer users the option to apply provenance data to non-synthetic content recorded by their devices. 3. Large online platforms must use labels to disclose any provenance data detected in synthetic content distributed on their platforms, and label content without provenance as having "unknown provenance." 4. Large online platforms must produce annual transparency reports identifying their moderation of deceptive synthetic content. 5. The Department of Technology can assess administrative penalties of up to $100,000 per violation for intentional or grossly negligent violations of the bill's provisions. The bill aims to increase transparency and accountability around synthetic content in order to mitigate its potential harms, such as skewing election results, enabling defamation, and eroding public trust.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3211