Countries / United States (federal) / New York
New York
New York has an AI-companion safeguard law in force, New York City's bias-audit rule for hiring tools, and the RAISE Act on frontier-model safety (overhauled in March 2026 to track California's SB 53) taking effect 1 Jan 2027.
In force (2)
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NYC Local Law 144
Bars employers and employment agencies in New York City from using automated employment decision tools unless the tool had an independent bias audit within the past year, a summary of the audit is public, and candidates or employees receive notice at least 10 business days before use.
In forceEffective 5 Jul 2023 -
NY AI companion law
Requires operators of AI companions to detect signs of suicidal ideation or self-harm and refer users to crisis services, and to tell users they are interacting with AI at the start of a session and at least every three hours of continued use.
In forceEffective 5 Nov 2025
Adopted, not yet in force (1)
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RAISE Act
Requires large frontier developers (over $500M revenue; models above 10^26 operations) to publish a frontier AI framework, file disclosure statements and pay fees to a new office in the Department of Financial Services, and report critical safety incidents within 72 hours (24 hours if imminent risk of death or serious injury). The March 2026 chapter amendment aligned the law closely with California's SB 53.
Enacted, not yet in forceApplies 1 Jan 2027
What the rules require
Obligation types found across New York's instruments. Filled dot: imposed by a binding instrument. Ring: guidance only.
| Transparency to users | RAISE Act, NYC Local Law 144, NY AI companion law | |
| Registration or filing | RAISE Act | |
| Impact assessment | NYC Local Law 144 | |
| Incident reporting | RAISE Act | |
| Bias and non-discrimination | NYC Local Law 144 | |
| Frontier model safety | RAISE Act | |
| Consumer rights | NY AI companion law | |
| Penalties | RAISE Act, NYC Local Law 144, NY AI companion law |
Timeline
- RAISE ActAdopted
- NY AI companion lawTook effect
- NYC Local Law 144Took effect