Public AI for Maine
Value-added AI services for citizens, municipalities, and small businesses—running on community-governed compute at MOCSI, the Maine Open Compute Services Initiative.
Chat, permitting help, and more
Start with Public AI Chat, get help with business permits, or browse the full service list below.
Services
Concrete AI tools for Maine—built on community-governed infrastructure, not distant hyperscalers.
Public AI Chat
LiveMaine residents & organizations
A general-purpose AI chat for research, learning, and everyday questions—subsidized for Maine users.
Open chatPermitting assistant
LiveMaine small businesses
Plain-language guidance on government permits and municipal requirements—so you know what you need before you apply.
Get startedLibrary kiosk
LivePublic libraries (national pilot)
A shared Public AI workstation for libraries—chat, creative tools, and coding support for patrons in a trusted public space.
Explore programMaine AI Dialogue
Coming soonMaine citizens
A statewide dialogue on AI in Maine—your direct line to the people building public AI for your community, modeled on Switzerland's national AI dialogue.
Learn moreCommunity agents
BetaMaine groups & companies
Pre-deployed agents that work autonomously on behalf of Maine organizations—no need to build your own.
- ·Town hall summaries — monitor and summarize public meetings
- ·Grant monitoring — track requirements, deadlines, and reporting
All services powered by MOCSI—Maine Open Compute Services Initiative.
Powered by MOCSI
Maine Open Compute Services Initiative
MOCSI is community-governed open compute in Maine—local ownership of the physical asset, an explicit public-services carveout, and open, auditable AI models instead of vendor-locked defaults.
Every service on this site runs on MOCSI infrastructure. Benefits accrue to Mainers: affordable access for residents, municipalities, and small businesses—not distant private platforms.
Maine partners
Permitting assistant for Maine small businesses
A new Public AI service helps Maine small businesses navigate government permits and municipal requirements in plain language.
From the blog
Permitting assistant for Maine small businesses
A new Public AI service helps Maine small businesses navigate government permits and municipal requirements in plain language.
Introducing MOCSI
The Maine data center initiative is now MOCSI—Maine Open Compute Services Initiative—and it powers every Public AI service on publicai.us.
Our partner in Maine
We're working with a local Maine organization to anchor the pilot and ensure benefits flow to residents and small businesses.