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New York opens registration for frontier AI developers under RAISE Act
TechCrunch reports that the state's registration portal opened Tuesday, with OpenAI and Anthropic among the developers required to register by January 1, 2027.
The short version
- New York opened a registration portal Tuesday, and large frontier developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic must register by January 1, 2027.[TechCrunch]
- Developers with over $500 million in annual revenue must publish safety frameworks, report critical incidents within 72 hours, and issue transparency reports.[TechCrunch]
- Penalties can reach $1 million for one violation and $3 million for subsequent violations.[TechCrunch]
- Governor Kathy Hochul also launched a state AI research center at SUNY Binghamton, first announced in January with $55 million in donations and capital.[TechCrunch]
Key facts
- New York opened a registration portal Tuesday for large frontier AI developers under the RAISE Act.[TechCrunch]
- Developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic must register by January 1, 2027.[TechCrunch]
- Large frontier developers with over $500 million in annual revenue must publish safety frameworks, report critical incidents within 72 hours, and issue public model transparency reports.[TechCrunch]
- Penalties can reach $1 million for one violation and $3 million for subsequent violations.[TechCrunch]
- Governor Kathy Hochul launched the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research at SUNY Binghamton, which was first announced in January with $55 million in donations and capital.[TechCrunch]
What remains uncertain
- The reporting does not explain how the state will enforce the registration, reporting and penalty provisions in practice.[TechCrunch]
Sources
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