New York AI law expands oversight of OpenAI, Anthropic ahead of 2027 deadline

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New York launches a registration portal for large AI developers like OpenAI and Anthropic, enforcing the RAISE Act with a 2027 compliance deadline.
Developers with over $500 million in annual revenue must publish safety frameworks, report incidents in 72 hours, and face penalties up to $3 million for violations.
Governor Hochul dedicates $55 million to launch the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research, enhancing state oversight and collaboration with DIGIT.

Registration rules and enforcement timeline

As reported by TechCrunch, New York opened a registration portal on Tuesday for large frontier AI developers, including companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, as the state prepares to implement the RAISE Act at the start of 2027.

The law applies to developers with more than $500 million in annual revenue and requires them to publish safety frameworks on their websites, report critical safety incidents within 72 hours, and release public model transparency reports. The newly formed Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust, or DIGIT, is responsible for implementation and oversight of large frontier AI labs.

Penalties can reach $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for subsequent violations. The state can also bring enforcement actions against companies that fail to register through the portal, although a spokesperson does not provide further detail on how those cases will proceed.

Broader AI governance push in New York

Governor Kathy Hochul says the state is building what she describes as a national model for practical AI regulation, pairing the new law with a wider institutional framework. On Tuesday, she also launches the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research at the State University of New York's Binghamton University to independently assess the safety, security, and operation of advanced AI systems and to work with DIGIT in reviewing corporate safety frameworks.

Hochul first announces the center in January with $55 million in donations and capital. The RAISE Act adds to other AI-related laws already passed in New York, including a measure enforced last year requiring AI companion operators to inform users they are interacting with a bot and to make reasonable efforts to detect suicidal ideation and self-harm.

In October, Hochul signs a separate chatbot safety law for minors that restricts deceptive human-like interactions, emotionally manipulative or sycophantic responses, and encouragement of harmful behaviors such as suicide or disordered eating. That law takes effect on June 1, 2027.

New York's move also fits into a wider state-level regulatory trend. California's SB 53, which takes effect in January, requires frontier AI labs to maintain and publish safety frameworks, protect whistleblowers, and report critical safety incidents within 15 days, while Illinois's SB 315 is due to take effect at the start of 2027 with similar requirements and independent safety compliance audits.

As we noted earlier, ByteDance’s Alignment & Preparedness team signaled a ramp-up in frontier-model safety testing and oversight.

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