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Aug 13 2026

California kills its AI copyright-transparency bill AB 412 at the suspense file but advances a chatbot-safety stack and an AI Standards and Safety Commission.

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AB 412 would have forced disclosure of copyrighted training data; held in committee. SB 813's safety commission, companion-chatbot bills and an AI-auditor registry advanced to the floor ahead of the August 31st adjournment.

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