Insider research · 121 responses and counting
The State of AI in Massachusetts2026 Ecosystem Survey
An insider survey of the people building, buying, funding, teaching, and governing AI in Massachusetts. More than 115 leaders from the Boston AI Week community have already answered. Every response is reported in aggregate and released on stage at the Boston AI Summit on October 1.
Approximately 8–10 minutes · Individual responses reported in aggregate · Open now
About this research
This survey will help measure how AI is being built, adopted, funded, researched, governed, and experienced across the Commonwealth. The results will identify Massachusetts' strengths, gaps, and priorities across business, research, startups, workforce, public policy, and the broader AI community.
The survey should take approximately 8–10 minutes for most respondents. Individual responses will be reported in aggregate unless you explicitly opt in to be quoted or contacted.
Sections
7 themed
About you, adoption, workforce, ecosystem, and more.
Routing
Tailored
You'll see one specialized module based on your role.
Privacy
Aggregate
Quotes and contact only with explicit opt-in.
An insider report, not an opinion poll
Most AI surveys ask the general public how they feel about AI. This one asks the people doing the work. Respondents come from the Boston AI Week community: the founders, executives, investors, researchers, educators, and public-sector leaders who host, sponsor, speak at, and attend The Festival of AI. That makes The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026 a view of the Commonwealth's AI economy from inside it.
How the research works
Instrument
A seven-section questionnaire plus one role-specific module, 8 to 10 minutes.
Population
The Boston AI Week community and invited leaders across Massachusetts, fielded through the 2026 festival season.
Sample
121 complete responses so far. The final count and respondent profile (role, sector, organization size, region) are published with the report.
Reporting
Aggregate only. Breakdowns with fewer than 10 responses are not shown. Quotes appear only with explicit opt-in.
Limits
This is a survey of engaged insiders, not a random sample of every organization in Massachusetts, and the report says so. That is also its value: it measures what the people closest to AI in the Commonwealth are seeing, deciding, and planning.
Output
The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026, released at the Boston AI Summit on October 1, published on aiweek.boston, and repeated annually as a benchmark.