California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data (AB 2713)
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Original title: California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data
AB 2713
Summary
A bill by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, titled "California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data", was signed by Governor Newsom on September 30, 2026 together with other AI bills. The announcement describes the related measures as strengthening the California AI Transparency Act to address evolving technology and help Californians identify AI-generated material, and as prohibiting deletion of digital watermarks while allowing access to metadata. The source does not give the bill's detailed provisions or its effective date.
Who it applies to
Applies to California's AI transparency framework, which concerns AI-generated content and system provenance data. The source gives no detail on which entities are covered, beyond describing the measure as strengthening the California AI Transparency Act so Californians can identify AI-generated material.
Key points
- Signed by Governor Newsom as part of a package of AI bills announced on September 30, 2026.
- Authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland).
- Announcement says protections strengthen the California AI Transparency Act so people can identify AI-generated material.
- Announcement references prohibiting deletion of digital watermarks and allowing access to metadata to tell AI-generated from user-generated content.
Key dates
- Signed / adopted
- Official text / status page
- www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/30/californias-nation-leading-ai-fra…
Sources are often in other languages; links open the original. - Topics
- Transparency & labeling · Deepfakes & synthetic media