California’s AI transparency law doesn’t solve the first-impression problem

California’s new AI transparency law took effect this week, but it defines “transparency” in a way that may not help many consumers. The law, which passed in 2024, sets up a robust transparency infrastructure for AI-generated content, but it does not guarantee that the real “story” of a piece of content is shown when it matters most: at the user’s first impression. What California’s law gets right That story is told through the provenance data embedded within AI-generated media. The transparency

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