On Stage as California's AI Transparency Law Takes Effect
On 3 August 2026, Burhan Yanbolu was invited on stage by California State Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) at the official event marking the California AI Transparency Act (SB 942) coming into effect — the nation's first comprehensive AI transparency law. Hardin AI's TBN Certify is a registered service provider for SB 942, and the visit followed months of direct engagement with Senator Becker's office.
The same week, Hardin AI was also confirmed as a signatory to the European Commission's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, alongside Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Microsoft — recognised under both Section 1 (marking and detection providers) and Section 2 (deployers).
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