New York Opens Registration Portal for AI Safety Law Targeting OpenAI, Anthropic
New York opened its RAISE Act portal Nov. 10, starting enforcement ahead of the Jan. 1, 2027 deadline for AI developers earning over $500 million. OpenAI and Anthropic must publish safety frameworks and report critical incidents within 72 hours, with repeat-violation fines reaching $3 million.
New York launched a registration portal on November 10, 2026, marking the start of enforcement for the state’s RAISE Act, a sweeping AI safety and transparency law that will require major AI developers to comply by January 1, 2027.
The law applies to large frontier AI developers — companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue — including OpenAI and Anthropic. Covered companies must publish safety frameworks on their websites, report critical safety incidents within 72 hours, and issue public model transparency reports. Penalties reach up to $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for subsequent violations. The state may also bring enforcement actions against companies that fail to register.
A newly created agency, the Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust (DIGIT), will oversee implementation and monitor compliance among large frontier AI labs.
Governor Kathy Hochul also announced the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research, based at SUNY Binghamton University. The center, backed by $55 million in donations and capital first announced in January 2026, will independently evaluate the safety, security, and operation of advanced AI systems and work alongside DIGIT to review companies’ safety frameworks.
“We’re building a national model for smart, sensible AI regulation, a model that puts communities above corporations and people above powerful technology,” Hochul said at a press briefing Tuesday.
The RAISE Act is part of a broader set of AI regulations New York has enacted. The state is already enforcing a law requiring AI companion operators to identify themselves as bots and screen for signs of suicidal ideation. A separate chatbot safety law for minors, signed in October 2026, takes effect June 1, 2027.
New York is not alone in this regulatory push. California’s SB 53, in effect since January 2026, imposes similar safety framework and incident-reporting requirements on frontier AI labs. Illinois’ SB 315, with comparable mandates plus independent compliance audits, is set to take effect at the start of 2027.