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United States of America: Responsible AI Safety and Education Act enters into force (SB 6953B/AB 6453A)

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Responsible AI Safety and Education Act enters into force (SB 6953B/AB 6453A)

On 19 March 2026, the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) enters into force 90 days after becoming law. The Act imposes obligations for large developers of high-risk AI systems, referred to as frontier model…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Testing requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-03-05
under deliberation

On 5 March 2025, the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) …

2025-06-12
under deliberation

On 12 June 2025, the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) …

2025-12-09
adopted

On 9 December 2025, the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety and Education Act (RAISE Ac…

2025-12-19
adopted

On 19 December 2025, the Governor signed the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety and Ed…

2026-03-19
in force

On 19 March 2026, the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act)…