AISN #57: The RAISE Act
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In this edition: The New York Legislature passes an act regulating frontier AI—but it may not be signed into law for some time.
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The RAISE Act
New York may soon become the first state to regulate frontier AI systems. On June 12, the state's legislature passed the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act. If New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs it into law, the RAISE Act will be the most significant state AI legislation in the U.S.
New York's RAISE Act imposes four guardrails on frontier labs: developers must publish a safety plan, hold back unreasonably risky models, disclose major incidents, and face penalties for non-compliance.
Publish and maintain a safety plan. Before deployment, developers must post a redacted “safety and security protocol,” transmit the plan to both the attorney general and the [...]
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(00:21) The RAISE Act
(04:43) In Other News
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First published:
June 17th, 2025
Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-57-the-raise
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