Auditable Documentation

The records AI rules require developers and deployers to keep.

EU general-purpose model providers must keep documentation for 10 years, and the AI Office can enforce from August 2, 2026. China's regulator counted 988 filed generative AI services by June 2026, and California's training-data disclosure law survived xAI's challenge.

China generative AI filings: Services filed, Dec 2025 748; Services filed, Jun 2026 988; Apps registered, Dec 2025 435; Apps registered, Jun 2026 598 CHINA GENERATIVE AI FILINGS Services filed, Dec 2025 748 Services filed, Jun 2026 988 Apps registered, Dec 2025 435 Apps registered, Jun 2026 598 CUMULATIVE
General-purpose documentation retention
10 years
China AI services filed
988
AB 2013 disclosure topics
12
SB 53 penalty
$1M

Evidence

Documentation duties became enforceable in China, California and the EU

Developments: auditable Documentation
DateDevelopmentCountryWhat happenedSource
Sep 29, 2025California SB 53 signedUnited StatesFrontier frameworks and transparency reportsSource
Jan 9, 2026CAC 2025 filing listChina446 new filings in 2025, 748 cumulativeSource
Mar 4, 2026xAI v. BontaUnited StatesInjunction against AB 2013 deniedSource
Aug 2, 2026AI Office enforcement powers beginEUInformation requests, model access and recall powersSource

Rules

Three regimes: the EU technical file, California public disclosure and China filing

Key rules and standards: documentation duties
RuleJurisdictionWhat it requiresStatus
EU AI Act Article 11 and Annex IVEUTechnical file for high-risk systemsDec 2, 2027
EU AI Act Articles 12 and 18EUEvent logging; 10-year document retentionDec 2, 2027
General-purpose Article 53 documentationEUModel documentation kept 10 yearsEnforceable Aug 2, 2026
California AB 2013CaliforniaPublic training-data summary on 12 topicsIn force Jan 1, 2026
China generative AI filing and registrationChinaFile services; apps display filed modelsSince Aug 2023

Status colors: green in force, blue voluntary standard or framework, amber adopted and phasing in, gray draft or pending, red withdrawn.

Record

Page Record

Datasets
ai_compliance_evidence.csv (4 rows)
Key sources
California SB 53 signed
CAC 2025 filing list
xAI v. Bonta
AI Office enforcement powers begin
Last verified
October 2026