Seeking a Veto, SIIA Says New York AI Bill Would 'Create False Sense of Security'
Another tech industry group asked to quash a New York state AI bill from becoming law. In a letter Wednesday, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) urged Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to veto the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act.
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The Computer & Communications Industry Association previously urged Hochul to veto the AI bill (see 2506170048). The Business Software Alliance has also raised concerns. The RAISE Act (S-6953/A-6453) passed the state legislature last week (see 2506130004). The bill seeks to regulate the training and use of AI frontier models.
“While we support efforts to improve AI safety, we believe the RAISE Act will create a false sense of security, impose unworkable burdens on AI development, and ultimately drive AI innovation away from New York State,” wrote SIIA President Christopher Mohr.
Among other problems, “the RAISE Act would establish sweeping liability provisions that hold developers responsible for third-party applications and uses of AI systems they cannot reasonably predict or control,” Mohr added. “This approach risks chilling innovation by exposing developers to open-ended legal exposure.”