Defense · New York
New York for defense AI workflows
New York in defense AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.
01 / State law
New York's AI laws
| Law | Status | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| RAISE Act (Responsible AI Safety and Education Act) | Enacted, effective later | Requires large frontier-model developers to publish safety and transparency frameworks and report critical safety incidents; creates an oversight office in the Department of Financial Services; enforced by the Attorney General. |
| AI companion models safeguards | In force | Operators of AI companions must detect and respond to suicidal ideation or self-harm with crisis referrals and remind users they are not talking to a human; Attorney General may seek up to $15,000 per day. |
| LOADinG Act (automated decision-making in state government) | In force | Limits state agencies' use of automated decision-making systems without meaningful human review, requires impact assessments and disclosure, and protects public employees from AI-driven displacement. |
| Synthetic performer disclosure in advertising | In force | Advertisers with actual knowledge must conspicuously disclose AI-generated synthetic performers in ads; civil penalty $1,000 first violation, $5,000 after. |
| Materially deceptive media in political communications | In force | Requires a 'has been manipulated' disclosure on political communications containing AI or digitally altered deceptive media; depicted candidates may sue for injunctive relief. |
| Unsafe chatbot features for minors | Pending | Would require age assurance and bar AI companion features that simulate emotional relationships or promote self-harm for minors; passed both houses June 2026, awaiting governor. |
02 / In this sector
In a defense AI workflow
New York has enacted the RAISE Act, a frontier-model safety and incident-reporting law for large AI developers that takes effect January 1, 2027, alongside in-force laws on AI companion safeguards, state-agency automated decision-making, synthetic performers in ads and deceptive election media. In June 2026 the legislature also passed bills on chatbot features for minors, personalised algorithmic pricing, training-data transparency and AI workforce reporting, which awaited the governor's action as of October 2026.
Program office leads and ATO-package owners.
NIST AI RMF · DoW RAI · OMB M-25-21.
Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits
Keep a record anyone can check
When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.
A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.
The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.
Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.
A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.
SOURCES
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New York State Senate
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