Maura Healey is the governor of Massachusetts. Recent coverage has focused on her AI positions: she called for federal guardrails and independent oversight of AI development, pledged a state AI push while acknowledging energy costs, and welcomed Anthropic's long-term lease at One Kendall Square in Cambridge as a source of well-paying jobs. Massachusetts also ordered data centers over 25 MW to use clean power or pay into a ratepayer fund.
Massachusetts governor calls for AI guardrails before it's too lateMassachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined calls for AI regulation, stressing the urgency of guardrails and urging federal action. Her statement follows a viral warning by former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon that AI could kill us all by the end of the decade.
Healey vows big AI push while facing energy needsMassachusetts Governor Maura Healey pledged a major push on AI while acknowledging energy costs. She noted a recently signed climate law to speed permitting and siting for clean energy, saying the state needs new homes, labs, data centers and manufacturing to meet demand.
Mass. governor urges federal action on AIMassachusetts Governor Maura Healey called for federal guardrails on AI development, arguing companies alone can't ensure safety and urging independent oversight to balance innovation and public protection. Her statement followed industry leaders' calls to slow frontier model progress.
Anthropic Opens Cambridge Office in Kendall SquareAnthropic signed a long-term lease at One Kendall Square for two floors to open a Cambridge office; Governor Maura Healey said it will create good-paying jobs in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts orders clean power for data centersMassachusetts ordered data centers over 25 MW to provide clean power or pay into a ratepayer protection fund, paused a recent sales-tax exemption, and tightened clean-energy and local-transparency rules.
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