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Embed tamper-resistant provenance data in AI-generated images, video and audio (Washington HB 1170)
From 2027-02-01, a covered provider (a person or entity that creates, codes or otherwise produces a generative AI system with over 1,000,000 monthly users that is publicly accessible in Washington to consumers for personal use) must, to the extent commercially and technically reasonable, include provenance data in video, image or audio content its system creates or materially alters, so a user can assess whether the system created or materially altered it, and make the data difficult to remove or tamper with; a commonly supported standard such as the C2PA specification is compliant (Laws 2026, ch. 167, Secs. 1-2). Detect media-generation code that writes or serves output with no C2PA manifest or watermark.
wa-hb1170.genai-media-provenance-data · Laws 2026, ch. 167 (E2SHB 1170), Sec. 2(1) · official source · applies from 2027-02-01 · jurisdictions: US-WA