A large frontier developer shall write, implement, comply with, and clearly and conspicuously publish on its internet website a frontier AI framework that applies to the large frontier developer’s frontier models and describes how the large frontier developer approaches all of the following:
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California requires large frontier developers to publish a frontier AI framework
Business and Professions Code section 22757.12(a) requires covered developers to write, implement, comply with and publish a frontier AI framework.
Evidence explainer
What this establishesThe duty is a public-framework and transparency obligation for large frontier developers, not a federal predeployment licensing regime.
Why it matters: It creates a state-level vehicle for catastrophic-risk assessment disclosure and annual framework review.
Limits and context: Coverage depends on statutory definitions of frontier model and large frontier developer, which the Department of Technology must revisit annually from 2027.