Massachusetts
18%
5/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 K-12 AI Strategy provides structured approach; voluntary, not a binding curriculum mandate [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 State-funded and structured but districts retain discretion; no binding standard [1]
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 State-funded programme with dedicated resources; considered a model for other states [1]
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 Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (TSS) established as named governance body for AI across the executive branch, with authority over acceptable-use policies and AI deployment; administrative rather than statutory mandate [4]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0 No mandatory AI literacy training standard defined for civil servants; deployment of ChatGPT tool across executive branch includes acceptable-use policies but not a defined minimum training requirement
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Governor Healey–Google partnership (February 2026) provides all Massachusetts residents free access to Google AI and career certificate programs through at least end of 2027, administered by MA AI Hub/MassTech; state-funded public access initiative [1], [3]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 Some state EdTech infrastructure support [1]
Index history
May 24, 2026 /28 dim10=1: TSS named as executive branch AI governance body (Feb 2026 ChatGPT deployment); dim13 confirmed by Healey-Google free AI training for all residents (Feb 2026); no changes to schools or workforce dimensions.
March 17, 2026 4/28 Initial scoring from research archive