Overview
- Massachusetts residents can enroll now through the MA AI Hub for no-cost access to Google's AI Professional Certificate and other career courses.
- The training typically costs $49 per month, with the free access reported to run at least through the end of 2027.
- Governor Maura Healey unveiled the partnership at Google’s Kendall Square office as part of a broader AI push that includes deploying a ChatGPT assistant to about 40,000 state workers.
- The National Association of Government Employees has criticized the rollout pace and raised concerns about AI replacing tasks traditionally done by state workers.
- Google said the AI Professional Certificate will also be offered at no cost to every small business in the United States.