Evidence
Transparency fell voluntarily and rose by law in the same year
| Date | Case | Country | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | EU training-content summary template | EU | Providers list data sources and the top 10% of scraped domains | Source |
| Dec 2025 | FMTI 2025 | United States | Meta down 29 points, Mistral down 37, OpenAI down 14 | Source |
| Mar 4, 2026 | xAI v. Bonta | United States | xAI lost its bid to block California's training-data disclosure law | Source |
| Apr 30, 2026 | CAC filing update | China | 868 generative AI services filed; 17 batches of deep synthesis filings published | Source |
Developers
Meta and all five Chinese developers stayed out of the EU code of practice
| Developer | Model card | Transparency index, 2025 | EU code of practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI United States | Partial deployment safety page | about 37 (derived) | Yes |
| Anthropic United States | Yes system cards | 46 (derived) | Yes |
| Google DeepMind United States | Yes model card and FSF report | 41 (derived) | Yes |
| Meta United States | Yes safety report | 31 | No |
| xAI United States | Partial developer docs only | 14 | Partial safety chapter only |
| Microsoft United States | Unknown | Not assessed | Yes |
| Amazon United States | Partial Nova 2.0 Lite evaluation paper | 39 | Yes |
| Mistral France | Unknown | 18 | Yes |
| DeepSeek China | Partial model card without safety section | 32 | No |
| Alibaba (Qwen) China | Unknown | 26 | No |
| Zhipu AI (Z.ai) China | Partial launch post only | Not assessed | No |
| Moonshot AI China | Unknown | Not assessed | No |
| ByteDance (Seed) China | Partial Seed 2.0 model card | Not assessed | No |
Tag colors: green yes, amber partial, red no, gray not found.
Registry
Two registry incidents bear on transparency
Registry incidents where this discipline was tested in practice. Each links to its full record.
| Incident | Date | Developer | Regulator action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Staff Share Customer Car Camera Footage | 2019 to 2022 | Tesla | On April 14, 2023, Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal wrote to Elon Musk demanding Tesla's access policies. An owner filed a proposed class action. No agency penalty was found. |
| Cruise Robotaxi Drags a Pedestrian | Oct 2023 | Cruise (General Motors) | California DMV suspended Cruise's driverless permits on October 24, 2023. NHTSA fined Cruise $1.5 million on September 30, 2024, for incomplete crash reports. On November 14, 2024, Cruise admitted filing a false report and agreed to a $500,000 deferred prosecution agreement. |
Rules
Disclosure is mandatory in the EU, California and China
| Rule | Jurisdiction | What it requires | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU AI Act Article 53 and template | EU | Public summary of training data | From Aug 2, 2025; enforcement Aug 2026 |
| California AB 2013 | California | Training-data documentation on 12 topics | In force Jan 1, 2026 |
| California SB 53 | California | Transparency reports and incident reporting | In force Jan 1, 2026 |
| Algorithm registry and generative AI filing | China | File and publish recommendation, deep synthesis and generative algorithms | Ongoing |
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_trust_evidence.csv (4 rows); registry incidents (2 linked); developer scorecard (13 developers, static table)
- Key sources
- EU training-content summary template
FMTI 2025
xAI v. Bonta
CAC filing update - Last verified
- October 2026