Students from UMass Amherst pitch their AI-based projects to make state government run more efficiently during an event at the State House on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.Students from UMass Amherst pitch their AI-based projects to make state government run more efficiently during an event at the State House on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.John L. Micek/MassLive

The projects ranged from a training tool for dining hall workers to help bridge the cultural and language divide to another that would help residents more smoothly navigate the state’s labyrinthine permitting system.

All depended on artificial intelligence. All were the product of the hard work and vision of students at UMass Amherst.

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