New York RAISE Act — Risk Assessment

Yes. New York RAISE Act addresses Risk Assessment through 1 provision.

Does New York RAISE Act require Risk Assessment?

New York • enacted

Yes — 1 provision

This regulation imposes 5 specific requirements for Risk Assessment across 1 provision:

Designated senior officer — Must appoint a senior AI safety officer
Safety framework publication — Must develop, implement, and publicly post a safety framework
Quarterly catastrophic risk summaries — Large frontier developers (LFDs) must publish quarterly summaries assessing catastrophic risk
Annual update — Safety framework must be updated at least annually
Pre-deployment testing — Must conduct pre-deployment safety testing before releasing new frontier models

Obligation:

enacted

Effective:

Jan 1, 2027

Risk tier:

general-purpose

Scope:

frontier developers (operates or deploys frontier models in New York)

Requirement	Details
Designated senior officer	Must appoint a senior AI safety officer
Safety framework publication	Must develop, implement, and publicly post a safety framework
Quarterly catastrophic risk summaries	Large frontier developers (LFDs) must publish quarterly summaries assessing catastrophic risk
Annual update	Safety framework must be updated at least annually
Pre-deployment testing	Must conduct pre-deployment safety testing before releasing new frontier models

Violation	Fine
First violation	Up to $1M
Subsequent	Up to $3M