New York Sets November Registration for Frontier AI Developers

New York now has a timetable for enforcing its frontier-AI safety law, but not yet a detailed account of what further safeguards it may add. Governor Kathy Hochul’s implementation plan directs large developers to register in November, before the RAISE Act’s reporting and disclosure requirements begin in January 2027.

The system centers on critical safety incidents. Covered developers must report those incidents to the state within 72 hours, creating a rapid notification channel alongside scheduled disclosures. Hochul said New York will explore measures that build on the law in coming months, without specifying what those measures would be.

Registration is only the first obligation

The RAISE Act goes beyond registration. It requires covered developers to publish safety and transparency frameworks on their websites, submit quarterly assessments of catastrophic risks, and file a disclosure statement at least every other year beginning January 1, 2027. Those filings go to New York’s Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity and Trust, known as DIGIT.

The compliance sequence

• November 2026: New York will direct large frontier-AI developers to register with the state.
• January 2027: covered companies must comply with the law’s safety, transparency and reporting requirements.
• Ongoing: developers must report critical safety incidents within 72 hours and file quarterly catastrophic-risk assessments.

An office built to receive reports

DIGIT sits within the New York State Department of Financial Services. Hochul appointed Marc Gilman as deputy director for the RAISE Act, making him the office’s first full-time hire. The governor’s office said additional full-time staff will join in the coming weeks and months.

DIGIT will receive company filings and may transmit incident reports or catastrophic-risk assessments to other government authorities. Members of the public may submit suspected critical safety incident reports. The office must issue an annual public report covering received reports, frontier-model safety observations and recommended changes to the law.

A reporting system with room to change

The rollout creates a regular flow of developer disclosures, a route for urgent incident notification and a public channel for suspected incidents. It also leaves the framework open-ended: Hochul has said the state will explore additions, while DIGIT’s annual reports can recommend changes to the RAISE Act. The next policy choices remain unsettled.