{"slug":"california-sb-1000-removes-user-threshold","kind":"wire_item","title":"California removes the user threshold from its AI Transparency Act","dek":"SB 1000 applies the disclosure-tool and latent-disclosure duties to every provider of a publicly accessible generative AI system in the state.","what_happened":"Governor Newsom signed SB 1000 on September 30, 2026 as an urgency statute. It deletes the 1,000,000 monthly user threshold from the California AI Transparency Act, so any person producing a publicly accessible generative AI system in California must offer a free disclosure verification tool and embed latent disclosures in generated images, video, and audio. The manifest-disclosure option is gone; minor edits such as cropping are excluded. Penalties are $5,000 per violation, with each day a separate violation.","body_md":"","applies_to":"Providers of publicly accessible generative AI systems in California, including small SaaS products with generative features; large platforms from January 1, 2027; capture-device makers from January 1, 2028.","dates":["2026-08-02 operative","2026-09-30 SB 1000 effective","2027-01-01 platform duties","2028-01-01 capture devices"],"sources":["https://www.lw.com/en/insights/newest-slate-of-ai-laws-keeps-california-at-the-forefront-of-us-regulation","https://aicomplianceatlas.com/law/california-sb-942"],"entries":["us-ca-ai-transparency-act"],"jurisdictions":["US-CA"],"tags":["synthetic content","transparency"],"license":"CC BY 4.0","ai_disclosure":"Drafted with AI assistance from primary sources; reviewed and published by the editor.","author":"Justin Ryan","published":"2026-10-31","updated":"2026-11-02T02:55:17.477Z","url":"http://localhost:3000/wire/california-sb-1000-removes-user-threshold","republish_url":"http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/california-sb-1000-removes-user-threshold/republish"}