A 90-day plan for putting Georgia's local government AI playbook to work
The Georgia Technology Authority released its Local Government AI Playbook on November 12. AI Ready Georgia now has a free 90-day builder that helps cities, counties and public agencies follow it step by step, with tools and staff training for each step.
On November 12, 2026, the Georgia Technology Authority's Office of Artificial Intelligence released its Local Government AI Playbook, a guide for cities and counties that are starting AI from scratch, including those without a dedicated AI team.
Its message is practical: put governance in place before you buy. Set policy, take inventory of the AI you already use, form oversight and train your people. Start every project from the problem, not the product.
A free 90-day builder for Georgia's cities, counties and agencies
To help local governments act on it, AI Ready Georgia built a free companion at aireadygeorgia.org/local-government. It includes:
- The playbook in plain language. Its four foundations, its risk levels (low, moderate, high and prohibited) and the rules it keeps coming back to.
- A 90-day builder. The playbook's suggested first 90 days as a checklist your team can work through: name an AI lead, form a review committee, issue interim staff guidance and start your AI inventory; then set up use case review, risk levels, vendor requirements and staff training; then launch small pilots, publish an AI webpage for residents and set up incident reporting.
- Tools for each step. ETA Steward for the AI inventory, staff policy with sign-off, vendor reviews, incident log and public AI page. ETA Flightplan for scoping use cases and pilots. Free AI Ready Georgia training for staff, with AI Explorer, AI Empowered Professional and AI Empowered Leader certificates.
- Help when you want it. Request setup help, or book a 30-minute playbook briefing for your council, commission or leadership team.
Where to start this month
- Open the 90-day builder and check off what you already have.
- Ask staff which AI tools they already use, and look for AI built into the software you own.
- Get your team into free AI training.
AI Ready Georgia is not affiliated with the Georgia Technology Authority. The builder is an independent companion to the state's playbook, which remains the authority.