NY RAISE Act update broadens 'catastrophic risk' definition for frontier models
StephenLCasper · x · 2026-10-31
Senators Gounardes and Fahy introduced an update to New York's RAISE Act amending GB Law §1420. Key changes: catastrophic risk now covers single or multiple incidents causing 50+ deaths or over $1B in damage; 'no meaningful human oversight' relaxed to 'limited'; new risk categories include attempts to overthrow government and evading developer control.
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