Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Wednesday launching a task force on AI implementation in Massachusetts.
Why it matters: AI has the potential to transform the state's largest industries, higher education, state operations — or could upend those sectors, if Massachusetts falls behind.
Driving the news: The Healey administration tapped nearly two dozen business leaders, college administrators and local government officials to join the strategic task force.
Leading the task force are four co-chairs, including Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao and Technology Services and Security Secretary Jason Snyder.
The task force includes tech veterans like C10 Labs co-founder Patricia Geli, Duckbill founder Meghan Joyce and and Jeffrey Leiden, executive chairman of Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
The big picture: The Healey administration not only wants to understand AI's influence, but also turn Massachusetts into an applied AI hub.
