Coast Guard’s Capt. Dan Rogers on the potential of agentic AI

Capt. Dan Rogers, Deputy Chief Data and AI Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard, discussed the cultural and organizational shifts needed to integrate automation in government agencies. He emphasized that while new technology may seem daunting, it’s not fundamentally different from past practices. He highlighted the Coast Guard’s historical use of data and stressed the importance of framing new technology as an improvement rather than a change. Rogers shared successes in using robotics process automation to eliminate duplicate entries in financial management, freeing up funds, and the potential of agentic AI to enhance repetitive tasks and improve workflows.