# New York opens registration for its RAISE Act, and frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic must sign up by January 1

> Developers with more than $500 million in revenue will have to publish safety frameworks, report critical incidents within 72 hours and file model transparency reports, with fines up to $3 million.

- URL: https://devisdead.ai/news/new-york-opens-registration-for-its-raise-act-and-frontier-labs-like-openai-and-
- Published: 2026-11-11T01:09:46Z
- Author: DevIsDead Newsroom
- Section: Policy
- Tags: regulation, new york, raise act, ai safety, openai
- Originally reported by TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/openai-anthropic-face-new-oversight-as-new-yorks-ai-safety-law-takes-effect/).

New York has opened a registration portal for the biggest frontier AI developers, a first step in enforcing its RAISE Act, Rebecca Bellan reports for [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/openai-anthropic-face-new-oversight-as-new-yorks-ai-safety-law-takes-effect/). Companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI have until January 1, 2027 to register, and the law applies from the start of the year.

## Who it covers and what they owe

The law targets "large frontier developers," defined as companies making more than $500 million a year. Once it applies, they have to:

- post a safety framework on their website;
- report critical safety incidents within 72 hours;
- publish transparency reports on their models.

## Who enforces it

A new state office called DIGIT (Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust) runs the law and oversees the big labs. A first violation can cost up to $1 million, and later ones up to $3 million. The state can also go after companies that skip registration, though a spokesperson wouldn't explain how.

Governor Kathy Hochul also launched a state AI research and responsibility center, based at SUNY's Binghamton University. It will test advanced AI systems independently and help DIGIT review the labs' safety frameworks. She first unveiled it in January, backed by $55 million in donations and capital.

Hochul didn't hide her view of the industry's pitch. She said tech moguls describe their vision of AI as inevitable and tell everyone to get on board or get left behind.

## Not New York's only AI law

- A law already in force makes AI companion apps regularly remind people the other side is a bot, and try in good faith to catch signs of suicidal thinking and self-harm.
- A chatbot law for minors, signed in October, bans things like deceptive human-like behavior and manipulative or sycophantic replies. It starts June 1, 2027.

Other states are on the same track. California's SB 53, in effect since January, requires published safety frameworks, whistleblower protections and incident reports within 15 days. Illinois' SB 315 starts at the beginning of 2027 with similar rules plus independent compliance audits.

**[Scoreboard](/scoreboard) update:** Humans +1. New York starts enforcing safety reporting on the biggest AI labs, with fines up to $3 million.

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