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Committee advances AB 412, requiring AI makers to disclose whether models were trained on copyrighted works
Summary
AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, would give copyright holders a right to ask model creators whether their works were used in training. Authors, voice actors and artists strongly supported the bill; tech and industry groups urged delay or federal action.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee moved forward AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, which would create a state process for copyright holders to learn whether copyrighted works were used as training data for generative AI models.
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, the bill’s author, framed the measure as a narrow tool to give creators the information they need to pursue their rights: “...what are long held rights that we believe Californians have and how are those changing in the face of this modern technology,” she said (8362.06–8429.295).
Voice actors, authors, concept artists and other creators gave extensive testimony in support, saying they lack visibility into whether their work trained commercial…
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