Bill > AB2169

This bill, known as the Digital Choice Act, aims to give consumers more control over their data on social media platforms and from artificial intelligence (AI) models. It requires social media companies and entities that deploy AI models (called "model operators") to allow users to request copies of their personal information, "contextual data" (which includes information provided to an AI model, interactions with it, and data generated from those interactions, excluding trade secrets), and "social graph" (data representing a user's connections and interactions on a social media platform, excluding private messages). These companies must provide this data within five business days in a portable and usable format. Furthermore, social media companies must create a transparent system allowing users to share their social graph with other platforms, and model operators must enable users to share their contextual data with other AI models, all with user consent. The bill also mandates that these companies use "open protocols" (publicly available standards for data exchange) and secure the data they handle. The Attorney General is empowered to adopt regulations and enforce these provisions through administrative actions, with penalties for violations.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2169