New York opens RAISE Act portal; frontier AI developers must register

New York opens RAISE Act portal; frontier AI developers must register

10 November 2026: New York has opened the registration portal for its RAISE Act, and large frontier AI developers must register through it by 1 January 2027. The state has also set up an office to run the law and a research centre to test the systems it covers, so companies that build the largest models now have a date and a regulator.

Not yet independently verified. The registration deadline and the 72-hour reporting rule are on the Governor's page. The $500 million revenue threshold for a large developer and the penalty amounts are from TechCrunch only; we did not reach the DIGIT portal pages. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.

Who runs the law

Governor Kathy Hochul established the Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust, known as DIGIT, to implement the RAISE Act and oversee large frontier developers. DIGIT launched the RAISE Portal and a website on the requirements for frontier developers. The Department of Financial Services is the lead agency: Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow said the department "is proud to lead the implementation of the RAISE Act through the new DIGIT Office."

What developers must do

The state says all frontier AI developers operating in New York are subject to safety and transparency requirements. Large frontier developers must register through the portal, and from January they must publish their safety frameworks online. All frontier developers must report critical safety incidents and publish model transparency reports. The Governor's page describes the incident rule as a report within 72 hours.

The page does not define a large developer or set penalties. TechCrunch reports that the label covers companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue, and that penalties run up to $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for later ones. Both figures should be checked against the statute or DIGIT before a compliance team relies on them.

The research centre at Binghamton

On the same day the Governor launched the New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research at SUNY Binghamton University. Its stated mission is independent testing of frontier AI systems, foundational research and training AI safety experts. Greg Morrisett and Jeannette Wing are interim co-directors, and the centre will bring together more than 80 researchers.

It uses the computing power of Empire AI, which the page calls the Governor's $500 million public-private initiative for AI research. The centre was first announced in January with a $30 million philanthropic gift and a $25 million research investment from SUNY.

What vendors and buyers can read from it

For companies that sell AI models, the first deadline is administrative: register by 1 January 2027, then prepare a published safety framework and a 72-hour incident process. For companies that buy from them, the new reporting duties may show up as questions in security reviews and contracts, since a frontier developer will need to tell the state about critical safety incidents.

The next step is the registration deadline itself, 1 January 2027.

Sources

• Governor Kathy Hochul: Governor Hochul declares NY will lead the nation in AI science and safety, launches new research center, 10 November 2026, 10 November 2026
• TechCrunch: New York's AI safety law takes effect, 10 November 2026, 10 November 2026