Self-assessment
AI Governance Readiness Assessment
Twelve questions covering AI inventories, procurement, legal and risk review, transparency, human oversight, public records, incident response, and accountability. Answer based on current citywide practices. 'Not sure' is a useful answer and may identify an area requiring further review. Your responses are not submitted or stored.
Foundations
Inventory, approvals, and baseline procurement
- 01
Has your city inventoried AI-enabled tools and systems currently in use?
- 02
Do departments need approval before using generative AI for official work?
- 03
Does procurement require AI-specific vendor disclosures?
- 04
Are high-impact AI systems subject to appropriate legal, privacy, civil-rights, security, and operational review before deployment?
Oversight
Legal review, disclosure, human review, data terms
- 05
Are residents informed when AI is used in public-facing services or consequential decisions?
- 06
Is there a human review or appeal process for AI-assisted decisions affecting residents?
- 07
Do city contracts restrict vendor reuse of city or resident data?
- 08
Does your city have guidance for determining when AI prompts, outputs, and AI-assisted decisions must be retained as public records?
Accountability
High-risk uses, training, incidents, named ownership
- 09
Are high-risk uses — such as policing, surveillance, biometrics, benefits, employment, housing, or public safety — subject to enhanced review?
- 10
Are staff trained on privacy, bias, security, records management, and appropriate AI use?
- 11
Is there a process for reporting, investigating, and responding to AI-related errors or incidents?
- 12
Is there a named official, team, or committee responsible for AI governance?
Responses are not submitted or stored.