AI Laws
State Transparency Laws: Every U.S. Law Tracked (4)
Laws requiring disclosure of AI system use, training data, or AI-generated content. Maintained by Stauss PLLC. Last reviewed August 2026.
Laws tracked in this category4
| State | Law |
|---|---|
| California | California Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act |
What You Need to KnowThe law requires that whenever a developer makes a generative artificial intelligence ("AI") system or service — or a substantial modification to a generative AI system or service released after January 1, 2022 — available for use by Californians, the developer must post on its website documentation regarding the data used to train the AI system or service. The law defines developer as "a person, partnership, state or local government agency, or corporation that designs, codes, produces, or substantially modifies an artificial intelligence system or service for use by members of the public." | |
| California | California AI Transparency Act |
What You Need to KnowThe California AI Transparency Act applies to "covered providers," defined as "a person that creates, codes, or otherwise produces a generative artificial intelligence system that has over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users and is publicly accessible within the geographic boundaries of" California. Among other things, covered providers are required to make an AI detection tool available to users that allows a user to assess whether image, video, or audio content, or content that is any combination thereof, was created or altered by the covered provider's GenAI system. Covered providers must also offer users the option of including a manifest disclosure in GenAI created or altered images, videos, or audio content that, among other things, identifies the content as GenAI content. Covered providers are required to include a latent disclosure in certain GenAI created content that meets identified criteria. The Act also creates obligations for large online platforms and capture device manufacturers. Large online platform means "a public-facing social media platform, file-sharing platform, mass messaging platform, or stand-alone search engine that distributes content to users who did not create or collaborate in creating the content that exceeded 2,000,000 unique monthly users during the preceding 12 months." Capture device means "a device that can record photographs, audio, or video content, including, but not limited to, video and still photography cameras, mobile phones with built-in cameras or microphones, and voice recorders." | |
| Utah | Utah Digital Content Provenance Standards Act |
What You Need to KnowThe Utah Digital Content Provenance Standards Act creates obligations for "covered providers," defined as a "person that creates, codes, or otherwise produces a generative artificial intelligence system that: (i) has over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users; and (ii) is publicly accessible within the geographic boundaries of" Utah. Covered providers must include a latent disclosure in image, video, or audio content, or content that is any combination of image, video, or audio, created or substantially modified by the covered provider's generative artificial intelligence system that meets certain criteria. The law also creates obligations for large online platforms and capture devices. "Large online platform" is defined as "a public-facing social media platform, mass messaging platform, or stand-alone search engine that distributes content to users who did not create or collaborate in creating the content and that exceeded 2,000,000 unique monthly users during the preceding 12 months." "Capture device" is defined as "a device that can record photographs, audio, or video content, including a video camera, a still photography camera, a mobile phone with a built-in camera or microphone, or a voice recorder." | |
| Washington | Washington AI Content Provenance Law |
What You Need to KnowThe law applies to covered providers, defined as “a person or entity that creates, codes, or otherwise produces a generative artificial intelligence system that has over 1,000,000 monthly users and is publicly accessible within the geographic boundaries of the state to consumers for personal use.” To the extent commercially and technically reasonable, covered providers must include provenance data in any video, image, or audio content, or content that is any combination thereof, created or materially altered by the covered provider’s generative AI system that allows a user to assess whether image, video, or audio content, or content that is any combination thereof, was created or materially altered by the covered provider's generative AI system. Covered providers must use commercially and technically reasonable methods to make the provenance data difficult to remove or tamper with. "Provenance data" means data that is embedded into digital content or that is included in the digital content's metadata for the purpose of verifying the digital content's authenticity, origin, or history of modification. | |
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