Lexology December 23, 2025
New York State’s 2025 legislative session marked a notable moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy regulation. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, creating one of the first state-level frameworks aimed specifically at the most advanced AI systems, while vetoing the proposed New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), a bill that would have significantly expanded health data protections beyond existing federal law. Together, these developments provide important signals for businesses operating in or touching New York.
The RAISE Act
The RAISE Act amends the General Business Law to impose transparency and risk-management obligations on developers of certain high-end AI systems. The law is narrowly focused on “frontier models,” defined by...
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