New York's AI Safety Bill Weakened After Tech Companies and Universities Lobby Against It

A group of tech companies and academic institutions spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past month — likely between $17,000 and $25,000 — on an ad campaign against New York's landmark AI safety bill

The landmark bill is called the RAISE Act, or the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, and days ago, a version of it was signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul

The closely watched law dictates that AI companies developing large models — OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, DeepSeek, etc. — must outline safety measures

A group including Big Tech players and major universities fought against the RAISE Act, which got a last-minute rewrite