California § 22757.2 - A covered provider shall make available an AI detection tool at no cost to the us
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 22757.2 — A covered provider shall make available an AI detection tool at no cost to the us, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22757.2. A covered provider shall make available an AI detection tool at no cost to the us
(a) A covered provider shall make available an AI detection tool at no cost to the user that meets all of the following criteria: (1) The tool 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 providerâs GenAI system. (2) The tool outputs any system provenance data that is detected in the content. (3) The tool does not output any personal provenance data that is detected in the content. (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the tool is publicly accessible. (B) A covered provider may impose reasonable limitations on access to the tool to prevent, or respond to, demonstrable risks to the security or integrity of its GenAI system. (5) The tool allows a user to upload content or provide a uniform resource locator (URL) linking to online content. (6) The tool supports an application programming interface that allows a user to invoke the tool without visiting the covered providerâs internet website. (b) A covered provider shall collect user feedback related to the efficacy of the covered providerâs AI detection tool and incorporate relevant feedback into any attempt to improve the efficacy of the tool. (c) A covered provider shall not do any of the following: (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), collect or retain personal information from users of the covered providerâs AI detection tool. (B) (i) A covered provider may collect and retain the contact information of a user who submits feedback pursuant to subdivision (b) if the user opts in to being contacted by the covered provider. (ii) User information collected pursuant to clause (i) shall be used only to evaluate and improve the efficacy of the covered providerâs AI detection tool. (2) Retain any content submitted to the AI detection tool for longer than is necessary to comply with this section. (3) Retain any personal provenance data from content submitted to the AI detection tool by a user.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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