Lessons from State and International Frontier AI Regulation

In particular, it highlights whistleblower protections as an area in which multiple jurisdictions are adopting similar approaches. The analysis then argues that the removal of whistleblower protections from New York's RAISE Act represents a missed opportunity. This argument forms the core of the report's assessment of the New York bill.

The RAISE Act is a New York state bill that includes requirements for companies developing advanced AI systems. According to CSIS, earlier iterations of the bill contained whistleblower protections, but those protections were taken out during the legislative process. CSIS describes the decision as a missed opportunity, because such protections are viewed as important for encouraging people to report safety issues. The analysis suggests that with the protections removed, the bill no longer aligns with the broader direction of frontier AI regulation.

The convergence on whistleblower protections is offered as one of those lessons.