Insights from a Regulator into the application of Machine Learning and AI to enhance compliance

Scott W. Bauguess is the Acting Director and Chief Economist at the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis ("DERA") from the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). He recently gave a Keynote speech: "The Role of Big Data, Machine Learning, and AI in Assessing Risk: A Regulatory Perspective", that many people missed. In it he covered how the SEC is taking advantage of these technologies, and more importantly where they are not, at least not yet. First, let me agree with Scott W. Bauguess that the use of machine learning has great benefits. We see it with our clients every day.