Stanford HAI report urges California to redefine "frontier models" and expand incident reporting under TFAIA
StanfordHAI · x · 2026-10-03
Stanford HAI Associate Director Rob Reich and UC Berkeley professor Deirdre K. Mulligan released a report with concrete recommendations to the California Department of Technology on implementing the Transparency in Frontier AI Act (TFAIA).
Background:
- On Aug 12–13, 2026, the authors convened multistakeholder workshops hosted by Stanford HAI, UC Berkeley's School of Information, CITRIS, the Banatao Institute, UC Berkeley's Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, and its Risk & Security Lab
- The report synthesizes workshop discussions; recommendations reflect the authors' views
Key recommendations:
- Redefining the scope of "frontier models"
- Expanding incident reporting requirements
The report focuses on the implementation phase of California's frontier AI transparency obligations and is a key reference for the state's first annual report under TFAIA.
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