Gubernatorial candidates have competing visions for AI use in Maine

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 630

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Two Democratic candidates released plans to limit the use of artificial intelligence in Maine’s schools, hospitals and businesses. A Republican candidate wants to take the opposite approach, prioritizing business growth over artificial intelligence regulation.

On Wednesday, gubernatorial candidate and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson was joined by representatives for Maine nurses, teachers and labor unions outside Maine Medical Center in Portland, who all vouched for his plan to regulate AI.

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