California SB 11 (Artificial intelligence technology)

• Authority: California
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2026-03-02

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors (4.1, 4.3) through regulation of digital replicas and impersonation. It has minimal coverage of AI system security (2.2) and governance (6.5). The focus is narrow, concentrating on misuse prevention for digital replicas rather than broader AI safety or discrimination concerns.

Sector coverage

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

• Information
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Professional & Technical Services
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector (AI technology providers, digital platforms) and has significant implications for Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (digital replicas in entertainment). It also touches on Professional and Technical Services (advertising, marketing) and Public Administration (judicial processes).

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding California state statute with mandatory requirements, civil penalties for non-compliance, and designated enforcement authorities (public prosecutors and courts).

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a California state bill enacted by the people of California through their legislative process, as indicated by the opening phrase 'The people of the State of California do enact as follows.'

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Summary: The document targets 'any person or entity that makes available to consumers any artificial intelligence technology that enables a user to create a digital replica' and 'Any person who knowingly uses another's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness' without consent.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document explicitly designates public prosecutors as enforcement authorities who may bring civil actions, and assigns the Judicial Council responsibility for developing rules regarding AI-generated evidence.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Judicial Council is tasked with reviewing the impact of AI on evidence admissibility by January 1, 2027, and developing necessary rules. Courts will assess claims about AI-generated or manipulated evidence.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle. It mandates consumer warnings at the point of deployment (when AI technology is made available to consumers) and requires ongoing monitoring through judicial review of AI's impact on evidence. It does not substantively cover earlier stages like planning, data collection, or model building.

Technical Scope

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

• Generative AI
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificial intelligence technology' throughout, referencing Section 3110 of the Civil Code for its definition. It specifically addresses digital replica creation technology but does not distinguish between AI models, AI systems, or specific categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or generative AI. No compute thresholds or open-weight model distinctions are mentioned.