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Treasury requests information on AI in financial services sector
On June 6, the Department of the Treasury released a request for information (RFI) to collect from financial institutions, consumers, advocates, academics, and other stakeholders’ data on the uses, opportunities and risks presented by artificial intelligence (AI). The Treasury’s release stated that the Department will be interested in gaining greater insight into how AI would be used in risk management, capital markets, internal operations, customer service, regulatory compliance, and marketing. The RFI posed 19 questions related to general topics such as types of models, AI use, and barriers to entry, as well as questions focused on potential opportunities and risks associated with AI.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, discussed the RFI in her remarks at the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Conference on AI and Financial Stability. Yellen noted that the Treasury would be convening a roundtable on AI and insurance and would support FSOC’s monitoring and analysis of AI’s impact on financial stability.