The task force is meant to carry collectively enterprise, schooling, labor, authorities, and group leaders to look at advantages and challenges that include AI.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order Friday to determine a synthetic intelligence task force.
The task force will look at the opportunities and implications of AI for Maine’s individuals, financial system, and establishments, in line with a launch from the Mills Administration.
The executive order is in response to a speedy surge in technological developments meant to revolutionize how individuals dwell and work, the discharge states.
Almost one-fifth of the U.S. workforce is assessed as “extremely uncovered” to AI, which might make them weak to job transformations, pushed by the development of AI, in line with the discharge. Nonetheless, AI has the potential to create new jobs and companies, whereas bettering productiveness and effectivity, and decreasing limitations to entry in some technical fields.
The Maine Synthetic Intelligence Task Force is meant to carry collectively enterprise, schooling, labor, authorities, and group leaders to look at the challenges, and alternatives related to the expansion of AI, the discharge states. The task force may even be accountable for getting ready coverage suggestions, positioning Maine to harness the advantages of AI, whereas minimizing the chance for individuals and companies.
“Rising AI applied sciences supply the potential to enhance lives, drive financial development, and assist remedy advanced challenges. However like all new applied sciences, AI, if not embraced in a prudent and accountable method, may cause probably dangerous modifications to the lives and livelihoods of Maine individuals,” Mills acknowledged within the launch.
“The Maine Synthetic Intelligence Task Force will carry leaders collectively from throughout the state to make sure that Maine is embracing the alternatives offered by AI whereas mitigating threats to Maine individuals and companies,” Mills defined.
“Synthetic intelligence presents unimaginable alternatives for Maine companies to innovate and develop, however we should additionally take proactive steps to assist guarantee Maine’s financial system is ready to adapt to the speedy tempo of change,” Heather Johnson, commissioner of Financial & Group Improvement, acknowledged within the launch.
“Synthetic intelligence holds super promise for Maine—from enhancing schooling and healthcare to bettering authorities companies, strengthening local weather resilience, and addressing workforce challenges,” Hannah Pingree, director of the governor’s workplace on Coverage Innovation & the Future, mentioned within the launch. “The Maine Synthetic Intelligence Task Force will work to assist guarantee these developments profit Maine individuals whereas minimizing disruptions to our communities and financial system.”
The Governor’s Executive Order directs the Task Force to review and supply suggestions in a report no later than Oct. 31, 2025:
- Put together Maine’s financial system and workforce for the alternatives and dangers prone to consequence from advances in AI;
- Shield Maine residents from probably dangerous makes use of of AI applied sciences, corresponding to safeguarding client information privateness, mitigating bias in datasets, and mandating disclosure round AI utilization; and
- Discover essentially the most promising use circumstances for State businesses, quasi-state businesses, and different public entities corresponding to municipalities to deploy synthetic intelligence applied sciences to deal with capability gaps and enhance service supply.
The 21-member task force will include leaders from Maine state and municipal authorities, the College of Maine System, and the Maine Group Faculty System, in addition to members who symbolize Maine employees, companies, well being care, civil rights advocacy, and a client safety group, the discharge states. Gov. Mills will announce the task force members within the coming weeks.
The executive order additionally establishes a Technical Advisory Committee comprising specialists in know-how, authorized points, vitality, and workforce coverage to advise the task force.
The task force is predicted to start assembly in January.
Maine is amongst at the least 26 states which have or are establishing a task force, fee, or comparable group to advise policymakers on rising AI-related applied sciences.
“The Mills Administration has already taken steps by means of the Maine Workplace of Data Know-how to research threat for state infrastructure and information state company utilization of AI instruments,” the discharge states.