Governor Kathy Hochul launched the center at Binghamton University as the state opened a registration portal for large developers. Both prepare for RAISE Act requirements beginning 1 January 2027.
New York opened a registration portal for large frontier superintelligence (SI) developers and Governor Kathy Hochul launched an independent testing center on 10 November. The measures prepare the state and developers for the RAISE Act’s requirements, which begin 1 January 2027.
Hochul signed the law on 19 December 2025, with the legislature committing to amendments that would formalize agreed changes. The law’s registration and reporting requirements were not yet in force when the portal opened.
Large frontier developers are companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue; OpenAI and Anthropic are among those required to register, TechCrunch said. They must publish safety frameworks on their websites, issue public model transparency reports and report critical safety incidents within 72 hours.
According to an account of how the law is expected to operate after the agreed amendments take effect, large developers’ frameworks must describe how they assess and mitigate catastrophic risks, secure unreleased model weights against unauthorized access, use third-party evaluators, govern internal use and respond to incidents. Before or when deploying a new or substantially modified frontier model, developers must publish a transparency report with its release date, supported languages and output modalities, intended uses and restrictions. Large developers must also summarize catastrophic risk assessments and third-party involvement.
The newly formed Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust, known as DIGIT, will implement the law and oversee large frontier labs. Penalties can reach $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for subsequent violations. The state can also take action against companies that do not register, though a spokesperson declined to give specifics.
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Under the expected amended framework, an office within New York’s Department of Financial Services oversees compliance, receives incident reports and publishes annual AI safety reports beginning in 2028. The state attorney general may bring civil actions seeking penalties of up to $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for subsequent violations.
The New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research, based at Binghamton University, will independently evaluate advanced systems’ safety, security and operation. It will also work with DIGIT to review developers’ safety frameworks.
More than 80 New York scientists will contribute, using computing power from Empire AI, the state’s $500 million public-private partnership. Hochul first announced the center in January with $55 million in donations and capital; that was a separate, earlier funding announcement.
Engadget said the program can study publicly disclosed material and that the RAISE Act does not resolve access to unreleased models. Hochul’s office said the center will study risks and provide evidence to inform public officials’ decisions. Hochul said the stakes were too high to simply take AI companies at their word.
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