Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero announced the agenda for the upcoming "AI Day" at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee meeting on May 2, 2024. The event will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT) at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters and will be open to the public both in person and via live webcast at CFTC.gov.
"We have a fantastic must-watch agenda for AI Day for anyone interested in digging deeper into how regulators should be approaching AI in regulated financial services, including generative AI," stated Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero. She expressed excitement about hearing from leading AI experts from NIST, other financial regulators, and the private sector. Additionally, the TAC’s Emerging and Evolving Technologies Subcommittee will present its draft report on Responsible AI in Financial Markets during the meeting.
The agenda for AI Day includes presentations, viewpoints, discussions, and consideration of reports related to AI in financial services. The meeting will feature presentations from industry experts such as Kirsten Wegner, CEO of Modern Markets Initiative, and discussions on various aspects of AI in financial markets.
The Technology Advisory Committee meeting will be held at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's headquarters in Washington, DC, and will cover a range of topics concerning AI in financial services. The public is encouraged to participate in the meeting either in person or virtually through the live webcast.
For those interested in providing public comments related to the Technology Advisory Committee meeting, submissions must be made by May 9, 2024, following the guidelines outlined on CFTC.gov. The CFTC oversees five active Advisory Committees, including the Technology Advisory Committee, which provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on regulatory and market issues affecting U.S. markets.
The Technology Advisory Committee meeting on AI Day aims to address the complex issues surrounding AI in financial services and provide valuable insights into the intersection of technology, law, and policy in the financial sector.
