An act to add Chapter 5.9 (commencing with Section 11549.80) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, the Government Code, relating to state government.

• Authority: California
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2024-02-01

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unequal performance across groups
• Compromise of privacy
• Overreliance and unsafe use

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal to good coverage of approximately 5-6 subdomains, with primary focus on unfair discrimination (1.1), privacy compromise (2.1), loss of human agency (5.2), and governance structures (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in discrimination/bias prevention, privacy protection, and establishing governance oversight mechanisms.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation exclusively governs AI use within California state government agencies across all public administration functions. It does not regulate private sector AI use or specific industries, but rather establishes requirements for how state agencies design, deploy, and use AI systems in their operations and public-facing services.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act adding a new chapter to California's Government Code, establishing mandatory requirements for state agencies with enforcement through governmental authority.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: California Legislature
• Summary: The document is a legislative act enacted by the California Legislature, as evidenced by the legislative findings and declarations section and the formal structure of adding sections to the Government Code.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: State agencies of California
• Summary: The act explicitly targets state agencies that design, use, or deploy AI systems, particularly those using generative AI to communicate with the public.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Artificial Intelligence within the Department of Technology
• Summary: The act establishes the Office of Artificial Intelligence with explicit power and authority to guide and oversee state agency AI deployment.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Artificial Intelligence within the Department of Technology
• Summary: The Office of Artificial Intelligence is implicitly responsible for monitoring compliance through its authority to guide and ensure AI systems meet legal requirements.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple lifecycle stages with primary focus on deployment and operation. It addresses design principles, deployment requirements (particularly disclosure obligations), and operational monitoring through the Office of Artificial Intelligence's oversight authority.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI systems and automated systems, with specific focus on generative artificial intelligence. It does not define or mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.