Public AI USA

About

Public AI USA is the launch vehicle and eventual portal for community-governed AI services in Maine and beyond: concrete tools for citizens, municipalities, and small businesses across the country, powered by MOCSI.

Our mission

Public AI is AI as public infrastructure: think highways, water, electricity, libraries, and the internet. It's open, accountable, and built to serve everyone. We're a group of people who believe in public AI and are working to make it happen. Take a look at our sister projects including the Public AI Inference Utility, Public AI Network, Public AI Switzerland, and AI Potluck.

For Mainers, we also provide value-added services on top of the raw inference, for example chat, a permitting assistant for small businesses, kiosks for public libraries, and community agents for local governments. All served by MOCSI.

People

  • Fletcher Kittredge, Fractional CEO

    Founder of GWI, Maine's B Corp internet provider.

  • Joshua Tan, Product Lead

    Leads tech at Current AI and product and strategy for Public AI.

  • Matthew Victor, Counsel, Governance Lead

    Technologist and lawyer at Harvard and Partners in Democracy.

  • Ben Polsky, Infrastructure Lead

    Data center and broadband infrastructure strategist at Vivacity and Stanford.

  • Joe Oliva, Community Lead

    Outreach and Communications Director at GrowSmart Maine.

  • Tom Law, Advisor, Infrastructure

    Founder and CEO of Oak AI, a Maine-based applied-AI startup.

  • Richard Qualey, Advisor, Energy & Environmental Law

    Energy and environmental law attorney at Bernstein Shur.

  • Kerem Durdag, Advisor

    President & COO of Great Works Internet (GWI).

  • Sam Merkatz, Intern

    Studying government and science, technology & society at Colby College.

Contact

For general inquiries: hello@publicai.co.

For funders, visit Support MOCSI.