By Adrianne Appel2024-05-02T18:51:00
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointed its first artificial intelligence chief to lead the agency’s efforts to further integrate AI into its operations.
Ted Kaouk, who joined the CFTC in December as chief data officer and director of its Division of Data, will assume the role of chief data and AI officer. Kaouk will lead the creation of the CFTC’s enterprise data and AI strategy, the commission announced Wednesday.
Kaouk, who began his career as a U.S. Navy surface warfare officer, previously led AI and data strategy efforts at the Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He served as the first chair of the Federal Chief Data Officers Council from 2020 until January.
2024-09-20T14:07:00Z By Ian Sherr
The Federal Trade Commission took aim at the business models of some of the world’s largest companies, publishing a years-long study that decried technologies that have created “vast surveillance” networks that expose people to “a host of harms” and violate children’s privacy laws.
2024-06-04T14:10:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the appointment of an officer overseeing the use of artificial intelligence, becoming the latest agency to create the role called for in a President Joe Biden executive order.
2024-04-26T15:46:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Kristin Johnson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission called for the agency to launch initiatives addressing the use—and misuse—of artificial intelligence tools in commodities markets.
2025-07-09T19:15:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Will “taking an axe to” red tape and onerous reporting commitments free up trillions invested in U.K. pensions and increase the value of assets managed by regulated financial services firms?
2025-07-08T15:43:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) appears to be in the process of deregulating work rules. Some of the changes proposed would result in a reduction of pay for certain health workers and allow minors to work hazardous jobs.
2025-07-07T17:15:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
SEC Chair Paul Atkins pointed to the growth of tokenized shares as a key development reshaping private markets, suggesting the agency is preparing to update its rules to keep pace with new forms of digital asset trading and settlement.
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