Calls for RAISE Act protections passed by Legislature grow louder amid blistering last-minute Big Tech attacks
“As Big Tech floods New York with lobbying and political attacks in a desperate bid to kill basic A.I. safety protections, parents and young people across the state are standing firm in urging Governor Hochul to sign the RAISE Act as passed by the legislature. Big Tech’s scorched-earth campaign to block or weaken common-sense A.I. guardrails designed to prevent life-threatening harm exposes their complete refusal to take basic responsibility, and it cannot be tolerated.” – Sacha Haworth, Executive Director, The Tech Oversight Project
The Verge: Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill (Hayden Field, 12/12/25)
“A group of more than 150 parents sent a letter on Friday to New York governor Kathy Hochul, urging her to sign the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act without changes. The RAISE Act is a buzzy bill that would require developers of large AI models — like Meta, OpenAI, Deepseek, and Google — to create safety plans and follow transparency rules about reporting safety incidents.”
Buffalo News: Opinion: Students face rules. Why don’t AI companies? (Matthew Steves and Kate Francke, 12/14/25)
“While Washington stalls, our state must lead on one of the most consequential issues of our time. New York has the opportunity to establish a model for the nation. We’re asking Hochul to hold AI companies to the same standards of accountability that we face as students. Sign the RAISE Act. Show that in New York, accountable technology is powerful technology.”
