CFTC appoints first chief AI officer to lead data and AI strategy
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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.
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