Mayors AI Playbook

with the United States Conference of Mayors and Google

Throughout 2025, the United States Conference of Mayors and our partners at Google collaborated on a series of Artificial Intelligence Workshops for Mayors, where innovators and technologists helped mayors and other city leaders understand and deploy AI strategies within city governments.

Over and over again, mayors expressed a desire to see real-world examples from their peers that were easy to deploy, secure, and effective. This playbook aims to satisfy that need.

This playbook is your guide, providing you and your team with practical guidance on AI and data governance, secure technology and strategies, and actionable best practices, with tips on measuring your own success.

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