Massachusetts Gov. Healey urges federal AI oversight after Trump dismisses industry concerns

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey urged federal oversight of artificial intelligence, saying the responsibility for keeping people safe cannot rest with technology companies alone. She called for strong, independent oversight and clear rules of the road. According to the article's headline, her appeal came after Trump dismissed industry concerns about AI.

The same article reports that Massachusetts has enabled government use of generative AI tools powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT. The state has released AI usage policies covering that use. Those policies include terms set by the technology office's privacy division.

The article's headline characterises Healey's call as coming after Trump's dismissal of industry concerns about AI. In the article's account, Healey's position is that technology companies alone should not be responsible for keeping people safe, and that oversight should be strong, independent and accompanied by clear rules of the road. The report also describes Massachusetts enabling government use of generative AI tools powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, together with the AI usage policies and terms released by the technology office's privacy division. The headline places the two developments in sequence, with the call for oversight following the dismissal of industry concerns.