New York’s Proposed RAISE Act Includes Employee Protections for AI Whistleblowers

New York’s Proposed RAISE Act Includes Employee Protections for AI Whistleblowers

A bill moving through the New York State legislature addressing the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models contains anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers who report activities which pose “substantial risk of critical harm.”  Dubbed the “RAISE Act,” standing for “Responsible AI safety and education act,” the bill outlines and regulates transparency requirements for frontier models and large developers, exempting aca…