OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect

New York is preparing to enforce the RAISE Act, a significant AI safety law that takes effect at the start of next year. The state has opened a registration portal, and large frontier AI developers—companies with over $500 million in annual revenue, such as OpenAI and Anthropic—must register by January 1, 2027. The law mandates that these companies publish safety frameworks, report critical safety incidents within 72 hours, and issue public model transparency reports. The newly formed Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust (DIGIT) will oversee implementation, with penalties up to $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for subsequent ones. Governor Kathy Hochul also launched the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research at Binghamton University to independently evaluate AI systems and review safety frameworks. New York has additionally passed laws regulating AI companions and chatbot safety for minors, and other states like California and Illinois have enacted similar AI safety legislation.

(Source：TechCrunch)