Maine
14%
4/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Maine DOE released interactive AI Guidance Toolkit for pre-K-12; local schools developing AI curriculum with ethics focus
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Mount Desert Island schools explicitly focus on ethical use and critical evaluation of AI systems
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 AI Task Force established by executive order with recommendations delivered; $6.7M proposed implementation budget
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Free interactive guidance toolkit; workforce training programs and literacy campaign proposed
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0