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AI Governance Checklist for Elected Officials: Advancing Responsible AI Adoption and Use in the Public Sector
webA practical checklist from CDT and GovAI Coalition guiding state and local elected officials on responsible AI adoption in public services, covering transparency, accountability, and oversight—relevant to AI governance and deployment safety in high-stakes public sector contexts.
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Published by the Center for Democracy and Technology in partnership with the GovAI Coalition, this guide provides state and local elected officials with actionable recommendations for governing AI in public agencies. It covers five core areas including public transparency, stakeholder engagement, accuracy, reliability, and human oversight. The checklist aims to help governments build trustworthy AI systems that serve constituents while avoiding failed projects and public harm.
Key Points
- •Recommends establishing public AI inventories and plain-language notices to improve transparency and public understanding of government AI use.
- •Calls for evidence-based procurement, minimum performance standards, and independent audits of AI tools including post-deployment reviews.
- •Emphasizes human oversight requirements, staff training, and investment in AI talent as essential governance components.
- •Advises creating public advisory councils and feedback mechanisms to ensure community input in agency AI decision-making.
- •Targets state and local government leaders specifically, filling a gap in AI governance guidance below the federal level.
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AI Governance Checklist for Elected Officials: Advancing Responsible AI Adoption and Use in the Public Sector
December 4, 2025
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Maddy Dwyer, Quinn Anex-Ries
Developed in partnership with the GovAI Coalition
Graphic for a CDT report, supported by the GovAI Coalition, entitled “AI Governance Checklist for Elected Officials: Advancing Responsible AI Adoption and Use in the Public Sector.” White and light blue text on a dark purple background.
As a growing number of public agencies look to implement tools and programs that rely on artificial intelligence (AI), elected officials and senior agency leadership have important roles to play in promoting the responsible adoption and use of these systems. Effective governance and oversight of AI is critical for state and local governments to realize good value from their AI projects, increase efficiency, build and maintain public trust, avoid failed AI projects and public relations disasters, and improve constituent services. Most importantly, these measures help governments ensure that AI tools are positioned to assist agencies in delivering on their missions of improving constituents’ lives and supporting the public good.
This brief provides elected officials and senior leaders working in state and local government with a checklist of core recommendations specifically aimed at building government-wide structures, strategies, and processes to advance trustworthy and responsible use of AI in public ben
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