What you'll learn

  • The Evolution and Typology of Artificial Intelligence

     

  • The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Across the Global Financial System (including case studies)

     

  • Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Applicable to the Use of AI in Financial Markets

     

  • Principles for the Effective Regulation of AI in Financial Markets

     

  • Responsible Adoption of AI by Financial Regulators Themselves

Course description

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Global Financial System is a three-day course designed to help financial regulators and select private practitioners understand artificial intelligence as a technology, examine its impact on financial markets, and explore how regulators can both deploy AI themselves and oversee financial firms’ use of AI.

Delivered by Hanspeter Pfister of Harvard University, Feng Zhu of Harvard Business School, Howell Jackson of Harvard Law School, and other distinguished experts from academia, markets, and the private sector, the curriculum is intentionally practical and implementation-focused, while also giving participants a strong conceptual foundation and an international comparative perspective.

Course Outline

Curriculum
  • Understanding AI Technology in Practice:
    • Understanding Generative AI and Agentic AI
    • How Tech Firms Are Enabling AI Adoption in Financial Institutions
    • Examining the Limits of AI in Financial Services
  • AI Adoption at Financial Institutions:
    • AI in Lending, Credit Provision, and Banking
    • AI in Trading and Market Intermediation
    • AI in Asset Management and Investment Advisory Services
  • Regulation and Supervision in the Age of AI:
    • How Regulators Around the World Are Using AI Today
    • Implementation Challenges: Building AI Capabilities Inside Regulatory Agencies
    • How Policymakers Should Regulate the Use of AI in Financial Institutions
    • Consumer Protection, Explainability, and Accountability

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