Montana is hiring its inaugural Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) to establish and implement a statewide AI strategy, oversee advancement of ethical AI use, and create a cross-sector AI Community of Practice for knowledge sharing. The Community of Practice will involve state agencies, schools, tribal governments, universities, and private-sector entities.
This position represents Montana’s formal commitment to coordinated AI governance at the state level. The CAIO role emphasizes both strategic implementation and stakeholder engagement across sectors, recognizing that effective AI governance requires alignment across government, education, business, and tribal entities.
The establishment of this position signals Montana’s intention to move from guidance and pilot programs toward more systematic, coordinated state-level AI policy and governance.
Scoring note: Dimension 10 (named government body with AI governance mandate) scores 1 for the creation of the Chief AI Officer position with explicit mandate for statewide AI strategy and ethical oversight. This represents formal institutional capacity for AI governance.