Bipartisan Senate bill would require mandatory AI training transparency
By Nick Robertson ( February 11, 2026, 19:00 GMT | Insight) -- A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Tuesday that would require AI companies to disclose the use of copyrighted works in model training before a new model is deployed. The bill expands upon previous proposals and has been endorsed by dozens of groups representing artists and copyright owners.California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff introduced his 2024 AI transparency bill, the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act, in the Senate on Tuesday. The legislation would require AI companies to disclose their use of copyrighted works in model training to the Register of Copyrights. ...
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