Source : TechCrunch
NEW YORK, November 10, 2026 – New York has opened an official registration portal for large frontier artificial intelligence developers under its RAISE Act, as the state prepares to enforce one of the strictest AI safety laws in the United States from the start of 2027. The move, announced on Tuesday by Governor Kathy Hochul, was reported by TechCrunch and confirmed in a statement issued through the New York State Department of Financial Services.
The new Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust, known as DIGIT, launched the RAISE Portal and said large frontier developers must register with the state by January 1, 2027. Under the law, all frontier AI developers operating in New York are subject to safety and transparency requirements, with additional obligations for large frontier developers. Beginning in January, large frontier developers will be required to publish safety frameworks on their websites, and all frontier developers will be required to report critical safety incidents and publish model transparency reports. The state said New York’s incident-reporting rule is among the strongest in the country, requiring critical safety incidents to be reported within 72 hours. DIGIT has also published a website outlining the requirements.
TechCrunch reported that the tighter duties apply to large frontier developers with more than US$500 million in annual revenue. Under New York’s General Business Law, the attorney general may seek a civil penalty of up to US$1 million for a first violation and up to US$3 million for each subsequent violation where a large frontier developer fails to publish or transmit a required document, makes a prohibited statement, fails to report an incident, or fails to comply with its own frontier AI framework. The penalty provisions take effect on January 1, 2027.
On the same day, Hochul launched the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research, based at the State University of New York’s Binghamton University. The centre will bring together more than 80 researchers from colleges and institutions across the state to independently test and evaluate advanced AI systems and safety frameworks, using the computing power of the state’s Empire AI initiative. Greg Morrisett, dean and vice-provost of Cornell Tech, and Jeannette Wing, executive vice-president for research at Columbia University, will serve as interim co-directors. The centre will also work with DIGIT to review companies’ published safety frameworks. Hochul first announced the centre in January.
“While the federal government fails to act, New York is leading the way on AI safety and holding big tech accountable,” Hochul said. “The stakes are too high to simply take AI companies at their word. That’s why we are bringing together our world-class researchers and the computing power of Empire AI to independently test powerful AI systems, understand their risks and put that knowledge to work protecting New Yorkers.”
Kaitlin Asrow, acting superintendent of the Department of Financial Services, said the centre “represents another important step in advancing AI safety”. She said the department was “proud to lead the implementation of the RAISE Act through the new DIGIT Office” and looked forward to working closely with the centre under Hochul’s leadership.
TechCrunch noted that other US states have passed similar transparency laws. California’s SB 53, which took effect in January, requires frontier AI laboratories to publish safety frameworks and to report critical safety incidents within 15 days. Illinois’s SB 315, which takes effect at the start of 2027, has similar requirements and also includes independent safety compliance audits.
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