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The Healey-Driscoll Administration, through the Massachusetts AI Hub initiative, deployed a ChatGPT-powered AI assistant to nearly 40,000 Massachusetts executive branch employees beginning in February 2026, making Massachusetts the first U.S. state to deploy the tool enterprise-wide. The assistant is intended to help employees draft documents, summarize reports, and research topics relevant to their work.

Details

Following a competitive procurement process, the state contracted with OpenAI (via Carahsoft Technology Corporation) to deploy ChatGPT within a secure, walled-off environment where state data is protected and employee inputs do not train public AI models. The rollout is phased, starting with the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS), with other agencies onboarding over subsequent months. Use is governed by the TSS Privacy Office; human oversight is explicitly required before using any AI output in official work. The contract cost ranges from $1.56 million to $3.36 million depending on employee uptake. The MA AI Hub website hosts training materials for employees using the tool.

Products affected

ChatGPT Enterprise AI AssistantMassachusetts Executive Branch AI Assistant

Sources & Evidence

News Article

Massachusetts launching ChatGPT assistant across executive branch

WBUR·Feb 2026

https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/02/17/massachusetts-healey-ai-chatgpt-contract

News Article

Massachusetts debuts ChatGPT-powered AI assistant for all executive-branch employees

StateScoop·Feb 2026

https://statescoop.com/massachusetts-chatgpt-ai-executive-branch/

Company Disclosure

Governor Healey Announces Massachusetts to Become First State to Deploy ChatGPT Across Executive Branch

Mass.gov·Feb 2026

https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-announces-massachusetts-to-become-first-state-to-deploy-chatgpt-across-executive-branch

Cite this record

Trace Foundation. (2026). Massachusetts AI Hub: The Healey-Driscoll Administration, through the Massachusetts AI Hub initiative, deployed a ChatGPT-powered AI assistant to nearly 40,000 Massachusetts executive branch employees beginning in February 2026, making Massachusetts the first U.S. state to deploy the tool enterprise-wide. The assistant is intended to help employees draft documents, summarize reports, and research topics relevant to their work (data as of 2026-07-20) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/c8985896-896c-4c3f-8ad6-67f01c95b392. Accessed September 5, 2026.

Stable link: https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/c8985896-896c-4c3f-8ad6-67f01c95b392
Data as of: July 20, 2026
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Other practices by Massachusetts AI Hub

OtherThe Massachusetts AI Hub deployed The Open Accelerator in partnership with IBM and Red Hat, opening applications for its inaugural startup cohort in May 2026. The program offers an immersive residency for early-stage AI startup founders to receive architectural guidance, mentorship, and potential investment from IBM Ventures, based in Boston.RecommendationThe Massachusetts AI Hub integrated the Microsoft AI Skills Navigator into its additional training resources page, offering Massachusetts residents and organizations an AI-powered tool that recommends personalized learning pathways based on individual goals, roles, and skill levels. The tool is a Microsoft product linked from the MA AI Hub's resources.OtherThe Massachusetts AI Hub announced a $31 million state grant in May 2025 to build the Artificial Intelligence Compute Resources (AICR) cluster at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke, providing high-performance GPU infrastructure for AI workloads to universities, startups, businesses, and researchers across Massachusetts. Hardware procurement was underway as of late 2025, with Cambridge Computer selected as the builder in December 2025.

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