New York Lawmakers Propose Expanded AI Oversight with RAISE Act 2.0
New York lawmakers, State Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jordan Wright, have introduced the RAISE Act 2.0, a legislative proposal aimed at significantly expanding the state's artificial intelligence safety regulations. This new bill builds upon the original Responsible AI Safety and Education Act passed in 2025, which established transparency and incident-reporting requirements for developers of large frontier AI models. The RAISE Act 2.0 seeks to grant state officials new authority, including the ability to restrict the computing power major AI developers can use and to mandate independent assessments of their models. The legislation defines 'covered developers' as companies that develop frontier AI models and have invested over $1 billion in their development within a three-year period. These developers would be required to submit quarterly reports on the automation of their AI research and report significant increases in model risk or automated research capabilities within 72 hours. Ben Sny...
