Archive - Nava Labs Field Notes

How Nava Labs implements LLM guardrails: 5 tactics

Best practices for production applications

Aug 28 • Cory Trimm

8 multi-agent AI patterns for government

For public service delivery, multi-agent systems must consider privacy, records retention, accessibility, and more.

Aug 7 • Cory Trimm

3 gaps in states’ AI governance for public benefits

AI adoption is outpacing governance and evaluation. We should build a feedback loop.

Aug 6 • Kara English

Looking at local AI models: experiments with Ollama and n8n

Cost and data security are major concerns for government AI. Local language models can help address them.

Aug 3 • Cory Trimm

July 2026

How AI-generated test docs can improve safety net applications

Synthetic documents, real impact

Jul 15 • Ryan Hansz

June 2026

How might voice AI reduce administrative burden for caseworkers?

Exploring ways voice to text can support caseworkers who connect people to SNAP, Medicaid and other public benefits.

Jun 18 • Ryan Hansz

Say hello to Nava Labs Field Notes!

Join us as we show you under the hood of our experimental work as it’s in progress.

Jun 9 • Greg Jordan-Detamore

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