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Massachusetts Strikes Google Deal To Give Residents Free AI Training Through 2027

Enrollment through the Massachusetts AI Hub is meant to expand affordable pathways into tech jobs statewide.

Overview

  • All Massachusetts residents can access Grow with Google courses for free, including the new AI Professional Certificate.
  • Sign-ups run through the Massachusetts AI Hub, which stems from Healey’s earlier $100 million AI investment.
  • The offer is guaranteed at no cost through at least the end of 2027, waiving courses that typically cost $49 per month.
  • Completers can earn Google professional certificates across areas such as AI, cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing, and UX design.
  • The announcement follows a state contract to provide a ChatGPT assistant to about 40,000 workers as Healey pushes to make Massachusetts the “applied AI capital.”