To AI or Not To AI: A Practice Guide for Public Agencies to Decide Whether to Proceed with Artificial Intelligence
This guide helps public agencies assess whether to use AI by providing a structured framework to evaluate appropriateness, risks, and alternatives.
This offers a four-step practice guide for government agencies to decide if an AI solution is the right fit.
It outlines a decision-making process that includes identifying priority problems, brainstorming all possible solutions (both AI and non-AI), applying an “AI Fit Assessment” across evidence, data quality, organizational readiness, and risks, and finally documenting and communicating decisions transparently to the public. The guide emphasizes that agencies should not assume AI is always the best approach and provides detailed criteria and questions to support responsible, equitable technology use that protects civil rights and builds trust.
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