- New York opened a registration portal Nov. 10, 2026 requiring large frontier AI developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register with the state by January 1, 2027.
- The RAISE Act requires companies with over $500 million in annual revenue to publish safety frameworks, report critical safety incidents within 72 hours, and issue public transparency reports.
- Violations can bring penalties up to $1 million for a first offense and $3 million for subsequent violations, enforced by a newly created state office called DIGIT.
- Governor Kathy Hochul also launched a research center at SUNY Binghamton to independently evaluate frontier AI systems’ safety and security.
What Happened
New York began enforcing one of the country’s most significant state AI safety laws this week, opening a registration portal that requires frontier developers to sign up by January 1, 2027, according to TechCrunch (Nov. 10, 2026). The RAISE Act applies to companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue, directly covering OpenAI and Anthropic.
Why It Matters
New York joins California, whose SB 53 took effect in January 2026 with similar safety-framework and whistleblower-protection requirements, in building a patchwork of state-level AI oversight as federal rules remain stalled. New York had already enacted chatbot rules for minors and companion-bot disclosure requirements ahead of this broader frontier-model law.
Technical Details
The new Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust (DIGIT) will review companies’ published safety frameworks and oversee compliance. Penalties scale from $1 million for a single violation to $3 million for repeat violations, and companies must disclose critical safety incidents within 72 hours of discovery.
Who’s Affected
OpenAI and Anthropic are the most directly named frontier labs required to register, but any developer crossing the $500 million revenue threshold falls under the law. Governor Hochul framed the effort as consumer protection: “We’re building a national model for smart, sensible AI regulation,” she said at the Nov. 10 briefing.
What’s Next
Registration runs through the end of the year, with full enforcement beginning January 1, 2027. A separate New York chatbot-safety law targeting minors, signed in October, takes effect June 1, 2027, adding a second compliance deadline for the same companies.
