WATERVILLE — Thomas College business professor Dr. James Libby was recently appointed to the Maine Intelligence Task Force by Maine Senate President Matthea Daughtry. Libby also serves as senator for Maine Senate District 22.

The Task Force was recently established under executive order by Gov. Janet Mills to focus on preparing Maine’s economy and workforce for the opportunities and risks likely to result from advances in AI; protecting Maine residents from potentially harmful uses of AI technologies, such as safeguarding consumer data privacy, mitigating bias in datasets and mandating disclosure around AI utilization; and exploring the most promising uses for state agencies, quasi-state agencies, and other public entities such as municipalities to deploy AI technologies to address capacity gaps and improve service delivery to the populations they serve.

Libby has been a professor and former administrator at Thomas College for more than two decades. His background includes full-time positions at GTE-Sylvania, Sanford High School and St. Joseph’s College. He is a former varsity basketball coach at Thomas and at Gorham High School, and directed Hoop Basketball Camp in Casco.

He has written four books, including “Super U: The History and Politics of the University of Maine System” and “Buxton: A Postcard History.”