CA AB 2885

Title: Artificial intelligence.
Author: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

Summary
AB 2885, as amended, Bauer-Kahan. Artificial intelligence. Existing law establishes the Government Operations Agency, which is governed by the Secretary of Government Operations. Existing law requires the Secretary of Government Operations to develop a coordinated plan to, among other things, evaluate the impact of the proliferation of deepfakes, defined to mean audio or visual content that has been generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence that would falsely appear to be authentic or truthful and that features depictions of people appearing to say or do things they did not say or do without their consent, on state government, California-based businesses, and residents of the state.Existing law establishes within the Government Operations Agency the Department of Technology, which is supervised by the Director of Technology. Existing law requires the Department of Technology to conduct, in coordination with other interagency bodies as it deems appropriate, a comprehensive inventory of all high-risk automated decision systems that have been proposed for use, development, or procurement by, or are being used, developed, or procured by, any state agency. Existing law defines an “automated decision system” as a computational process derived from machine learning, statistical modeling, data analytics, or artificial intelligence that issues simplified output, including a score, classification, or recommendation, that is used to assist or replace human discretionary decisionmaking and materially impacts natural persons.Existing law requires each local agency, as defined, to provide specified information to the public before approving an economic development subsidy, as defined, within its jurisdiction, and to, among other things, hold hearings and issue annual reports on those subsidies, as provided. Existing law requires those reports to contain, among other things, information about any net job loss or replacement due to the use of automation, artificial intelligence, or other technologies, if known.Existing law establishes the California Online Community College, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, for purposes of creating an organized system of accessible, flexible, and high-quality online content, courses, and programs focused on providing industry-valued credentials compatible with the vocational and educational needs of Californians who are not currently accessing higher education. Existing law requires the California Online Community College to develop a Research and Development Unit to, among other things, focus on using technology, data science, behavioral science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to build out student supports, as provided.Existing law, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, among other things, requires manufacturers of certain single-use packaging and plastic food service ware to ensure that those products achieve specified recycling rates, as provided. Existing law requires the department to prepare one or more needs assessments designed to determine the necessary steps and investment needed for covered material, that includes an evaluation of integrating innovative and advanced technologies throughout a materials recovery facility that utilize artificial intelligence to improve data collection in order to identify, categorize, and track the disposition of covered materials throughout the recycling process.Existing law requires a social media company, as defined, to submit a terms of service report on a semiannual basis to the Attorney General, as prescribed. Existing law requires the terms of service report to include, for each social medial platform owned or operated by the company, specified information that is disaggregated into categories, including how content was flagged or actioned by company employees or contractors, ar

Status
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

Bill Documents
CA AB 2885 - 04/01/24 - Amended Assembly
04/01/24 - CA AB 2885 (04/01/24 - Amended Assembly)