Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22757.1

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Artificial intelligence” or “AI” means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.

(b) “Assistive technology” means an item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities and any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of the item, equipment, or product system.

(c) “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.

(d) (1) “Capture device manufacturer” means a person who produces a capture device for sale in the state.

(2) “Capture device manufacturer” does not include a person exclusively engaged in the assembly of a capture device.

(e) “Covered provider” means a person that creates, codes, or otherwise produces a generative artificial intelligence system that is publicly accessible within the geographic boundaries of the state.

(f) “Digital signature” means a cryptography-based method that identifies the user or entity that attests to the information provided in the signed section.

(g) “Generative artificial intelligence system” or “GenAI system” means an artificial intelligence that can generate derived synthetic content, including text, images, video, and audio, that emulates the structure and characteristics of the system’s training data.

(h) “GenAI hosting platform” means an internet website or application that makes available for download the source code or model weights a generative artificial intelligence system by a resident of the state, regardless of whether the terms of that use include compensation.

(i) (1) “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.

(2) “Large online platform” does not include either of the following:

(A) A broadband internet access service, as defined in Section 3100 of the Civil Code.

(B) A telecommunications service, as defined in Section 153 of Title 47 of the United States Code.

(j) “Mass messaging platform” means a direct messaging platform that allows users to distribute content to more than 100 users simultaneously.

(k) “Metadata” means structural or descriptive information about data.

(l) “Minor modification” means any of the following alterations:

(1) A change to brightness, contrast, or color.

(2) Sharpening.

(3) Saturating.

(4) File resizing.

(5) Scaling.

(6) Cropping.

(7) File format conversions.

(8) Denoising and removal of background noise in audio.

(m) “Personal information” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1798.140 of the Civil Code.

(n) “Provenance data” means information about the origin of a piece of digital content and the history of modifications to the content that is in a format that is compliant, or interoperable with, widely adopted specifications adopted by an established standards-setting body.

(o) “System provenance data” means provenance data that is not reasonably capable of being associated with a particular user and that contains either of the following:

(1) Information regarding the type of device, system, or service that was used to generate a piece of digital content.

(2) Information related to content authenticity.