Massachusetts is imposing new requirements on large data center projects, including community benefits agreements, clean-energy obligations and protections against shifting infrastructure and electricity costs to ratepayers. The rules apply to covered projects exceeding 25 megawatts of peak electricity demand.
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AI Advancements Leave Governors on Edge
Healey, others want guardrails and citizen protections STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2026…..As talk of the apocalypse drives new calls for regulation of artificial intelligence and with federal lawmakers increasingly active on the topic, Gov. Maura Healey jumped into the debate Monday and said she wants to see “federal action to put guardrails on AI […]
Plymouth Rock Unveils New Home Insurance Quoting Tool on ChatGPT
Plymouth Rock launches home insurance quoting through ChatGPT and says independent agents can add resulting policies to their portfolios.
Travelers Introduces Proprietary AI Model Tailored to Its Property-Casualty Business
Travelers introduced TravelersLLM, a proprietary AI model trained on millions of company documents to improve underwriting, research, and enterprise productivity.
Poll: Voters Want Guardrails on Large AI Companies
A new MassINC poll found strong voter support for Massachusetts AI safety regulations as the Senate considers legislation governing frontier AI developers.
