State governments are starting to pursue agentic AI
State governments are starting to pursue agentic AI
https://statescoop.com/state-government-agentic-ai-nascio-2026/
Publish Date: 2026-03-03 18:05:00
Source Domain: statescoop.com
- The report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers highlights a potential increase in the use of agentic AI in state governments.
- While agentic AI, which allows digital agents to automate multistep tasks without human approval, is still rare, the report suggests a gradual rise in its adoption.
- The author of the report, Amy Glasscock, mentions that although this shift won’t happen fast, some states are already beginning to implement agentic AI within their operations.
- Several efforts in Alaska and former Virginia have been highlighted as early uses of agentic AI, focusing on automating low-risk tasks.
- The report outlines five phases of AI maturity that states might go through, from assistive AI to AI that initiates work without direct human intervention.
- Barriers to broader adoption include outdated computer systems and the risk-averse nature of state governments.
- Glasscock predicts that in the near future, states will likely discuss and experiment with small, low-risk uses of agentic AI, although fully autonomous AI capabilities integrated state-wide are still some way off.
