OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect

New York began enforcing its AI safety law, requiring major developers including OpenAI and Anthropic to register with the state, disclose their safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines. The law imposes the new compliance obligations on frontier AI developers as states move to fill gaps left by federal inaction. It matters because it creates a new layer of regulatory oversight for the companies behind ChatGPT and Claude, adding reporting duties and potential penalties to their operations. What to watch next is how the registration and incident-reporting requirements are implemented in practice and whether other states follow New York’s lead.