Good Samaritan Institute builds public-interest AI capacity.
The institute exists to apply AI where public trust matters: community services, environmental stewardship, education, civic operations, and responsible technology adoption.
GoodSam's standard is simple: AI should be auditable, explainable, and useful to the people it claims to serve.
Mission
Good Samaritan Institute works at the intersection of nonprofit mission, public-sector reality, applied research, and practical software. The goal is not AI for its own sake. The goal is better service, clearer decisions, stronger stewardship, and systems that can be inspected by the people affected by them.
Leadership context
GoodSam is led by Doug Liles, founder of Good Combinator and an elected Special District Commissioner in South Walton County, Florida. That grounding keeps the institute focused on tools that work in real communities, not only in idealized demos.