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id: "workshop:what-worksand-what-doesnt"
type: "InnovateUS workshop (upcoming, live online)"
title: "What Works—and What Doesn't"
url: "https://innovate-us.org/what-worksand-what-doesnt"
date: "2026-12-14"
duration: "60 minutes"
series: "Working with AI Agents in the Public Sector: What Works (and What Doesn’t)"
instructors: ["Josiah Raiche"]
moderators: ["Deborah Stine"]
source: "InnovateUS (innovate-us.org)"
licence: "CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), as stated on innovate-us.org"
---

# What Works—and What Doesn't

InnovateUS workshop · 14 December 2026 · 60 minutes · upcoming: registration on the workshop page

Agentic systems create new opportunities but also new risks. Drawing on lessons from early adopters, this session examines what agencies are learning about reliability, privacy and security, human oversight, transparency, accountability, and governance. Participants will leave with practical principles for deciding where agents are appropriate, where safeguards are required, and how to experiment, scale, and govern agentic systems responsibly.

## Speakers

- **Josiah Raiche**, Chief Data and AI Officer, State of Vermont

## Moderators

- **Deborah Stine**, Senior Fellow, Innovate US

Part of the series [Working with AI Agents in the Public Sector: What Works (and What Doesn’t)](https://innovate-us.org/workshop-series/working-with-ai-agents-in-the-public-sector-what-works-and-what-doesn-t).

Register on the workshop page: https://innovate-us.org/what-worksand-what-doesnt

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Original page: https://innovate-us.org/what-worksand-what-doesnt · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), as stated on innovate-us.org