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Quick, factual answers about Doug Liles — applied AI & GovTech, the Good Samaritan Institute, Good Combinator, the Commission, and Point Preserve.
Doug Liles is the Founder and CEO of the Good Samaritan Institute (GoodSam.ai) and Good Combinator, and an elected Special District Commissioner for South Walton County, Florida (elected 2020). He hosts the "AI for Good: Transforming Communities" podcast and operates Point Preserve, a beach town AI innovation campus near 30A in Santa Rosa Beach. After three decades in technology, he now focuses on applied AI and GovTech that is fast, ethical, and auditable.
The Good Samaritan Institute (GoodSam.ai) is a nonprofit AI institute founded by Doug Liles that applies AI to the public good. Its work spans community services, environmental stewardship, and education. The Institute is the anchor of Doug’s applied-AI and GovTech mission.
Good Combinator (GoodCombinator.ai) is an accelerator and resource hub for mission-driven AI founders. It supports builders who are applying AI to community, civic, and public-good problems. Doug Liles founded it as part of his broader ecosystem of AI ventures.
Doug Liles serves as an elected Special District Commissioner for South Walton County, Florida, having been elected in 2020. His work on the Commission centers on stormwater advocacy and transparent, auditable governance. He treats public records and accountability as core to how local government should operate.
Point Preserve is a beach town AI innovation campus near 30A in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. It serves as a short-term rental (STR) host, a live governance lab, and the home of the "Escape to Create" retreats. It is where Doug Liles tests applied-AI ideas in a real-world setting.
The "AI for Good: Transforming Communities" podcast, hosted by Doug Liles, explores practical, ethical uses of AI in local government, nonprofits, and communities. Episodes focus on real-world applications rather than hype. The show is available on Spotify.
Doug Liles leads an ecosystem of nine ventures applying AI to the public good. These include GoodSam.ai, GoodCombinator.ai, Point Preserve, TownOracle.AI, EcoGuardian.AI, and EduGator.AI, alongside TechTransfer.ai, RealWorldAI.ai, and FL5AI.com. Together they span community services, environmental stewardship, education, and civic technology.
Community Tools are free, interactive public-good tools that Doug Liles publishes for anyone to use. The current tool is the "Dog Poisoning First Aid" guide, which helps owners respond to suspected insecticide exposure in dogs. It reflects the Good Samaritan Institute’s mission of applying AI to community services.
You can reach Doug Liles by email at doug@goodsamaritaninstitute.org for collaborations, speaking engagements, and inquiries. He is also on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/dougliles-goodsam-ai. Doug is based in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, on the 30A corridor in South Walton County.