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California begins enforcing new transparency rules for AI-generated online content

California began enforcing a landmark state law on August 2, 2026, requiring transparency notifications for AI-generated online content, with rules for social media and recording devices to follow. The implementation date aligns with European Union regulators, establishing a new regulatory framework for generative AI.

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A landmark state law requiring notification about content created by generative artificial intelligence went into effect over the weekend, creating a new regulatory framework in California that will soon also apply to social media content and recording devices. The state’s Sunday implementation date was timed to coincide with regulators in the European Union, in what […]

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