Pittsburgh, PA — On September 11, 2025, Governor Josh Shapiro addressed more than 900 technology, business, and academic leaders at the second annual Artificial Intelligence Horizons Summit to outline the Commonwealth’s approach to responsible Artificial Intelligence deployment. He announced that Pennsylvania now provides the most advanced suite of generative Artificial Intelligence tools of any state to any qualified Commonwealth employee, expanding on the administration’s first-in-the-nation ChatGPT Enterprise pilot. The pilot is credited in the article with saving workers an average of 95 minutes per day and the new rollout will include ChatGPT Enterprise alongside Microsoft CoPilot Chat for state employees.
The administration emphasized governance, training, and worker protections as pillars of its strategy. Since taking office, Governor Shapiro has issued an executive order establishing standards for Artificial Intelligence use in state government guided by 10 core values including accuracy, privacy, equity, and transparency. More than 1,300 Commonwealth employees have completed InnovateUS training on safe and ethical Artificial Intelligence use, with another 3,200 enrolled. The administration also created the Generative AI Labor and Management Collaboration Group to involve workers in shaping deployments. Pennsylvania was ranked among the top three states for Artificial Intelligence readiness in Code for America’s 2025 Government Artificial Intelligence Landscape Assessment, according to the article.
The summit highlighted partnerships intended to strengthen Pennsylvania’s innovation economy. Governor Shapiro joined a panel with Westinghouse interim CEO Dan Sumner and Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robin Vince, moderated by Carnegie Mellon University president Farnam Jahanian. Bank of New York Mellon and Carnegie Mellon announced a five-year collaboration to establish the BNY Artificial Intelligence Lab focused on governance and accountability, with the funding amount not stated in the article. Google launched an AI accelerator for Pennsylvania small businesses to provide free training and tools. The article also frames the Artificial Intelligence work as part of a broader economic development strategy under the governor, with several investment figures and program amounts noted as not stated in the release. The administration reiterated its commitment to ensuring the technology delivers concrete results for workers, businesses, and communities across the Commonwealth.
