New York Prepares To Institute Their A.I. Safety Act

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, whether we like it or not. It's become the dominant force in business, art, sports, and school, and it doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon.

The models just keep growing, learning, building, but is that always a good thing? New York is questioning that, and is now taking preventative measures to ensure its growth doesn't hurt New Yorkers.

The RAISE Act

Recently, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act into law. This is a landmark act that hopes to keep the A.I. industry in New York running, while taking measures to ensure our residents safety with the technology.

The plan takes action in November, when all A.I. companies in the state will be required to register with the state of New York and comply with the state's new requirements on safety, transparency with the government and public, and most importantly, incident reporting.

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What Will These Companies Be Required to Do?

The largest piece of this act will be the requirement of AI developers to report any critical safety incidents to the state within 72 hours of their occurrence. In addition, these developers will be required to regularly report to the New York Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity and Trust (DIGIT) starting in January of 2027.

On Monday, September 21st, Hochul announced the appointment of Marc Gilman, who will serve as New York’s Deputy Director for the RAISE Act. Effectively, all A.I. safety and reporting will go directly through him.

To read more on the RAISE Act, please see the full paperwork on Assembly Bill A6453A.