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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for January 2025

On January 17, 2025, a few days before the presidential inauguration, the SEC reported a record-breaking first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (October through December 2024) with 200 total enforcement actions, including 118...more

Robinson Bradshaw

Regulatory Uncertainty Regarding Private Funds and Artificial Intelligence Utilization

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As in most industries, private fund sponsors are increasingly assessing and beginning to adopt artificial intelligence-powered tools to rapidly analyze large volumes of data, identify trends and patterns and to generally make...more

Paul Hastings LLP

SEC Examination Priorities Signal Capital Markets Enforcement

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations recently released its 2025 priorities. These identify several new or emerging areas of focus that could be precursors to enforcement actions, such as the use...more

BCLP

Artificial Intelligence Stays in the SEC's Cross-Hairs

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As news stories about AI have surged, so have enforcement actions by the SEC alleging fraudulent statements about AI capabilities....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

SEC Marketing Rule: Fintech Enforcement Actions

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This alert highlights recent artificial intelligence (AI)-related enforcement actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought against investment advisers under the SEC's "Marketing Rule." The enforcement...more

Carlton Fields

Cinch Up! AI Enforcement Starts With Washing Charges

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In March 2024, the SEC announced that it settled two cases against investment advisers Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions Inc. for making false and misleading statements about their purported use of artificial...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual registrant regulatory roundup - May 2024

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Advisers and AI

Earlier this year, the SEC, NASAA, and FINRA issued an Investor Alert cautioning investors about the rise of investment fraud involving artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. The overarching concern:...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Beyond the Hype: The SEC's Intensified Focus on AI Washing Practices

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on how firms promote their artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to protect investors from falling victim to "AI-washing." On March 18, 2024, the SEC...more

Mayer Brown

Securities and Exchange Commission Brings First Enforcement Actions Over “AI-Washing”

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On March 18, 2024 the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced that it had settled charges in separate actions against two investment advisers, Delphia (USA) Inc. (“Delphia”) and Global...more

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SEC Brings Two More “AI Washing” Enforcement Actions Against Investment Advisers, Continuing Its Pursuit of Misstatements Related...

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On March 18, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) announced settled charges against two investment advisers, Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions, Inc., for making false and misleading...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AI Washing: SEC Enforcement Actions Underscore the Need for Companies to Stick to the Facts on Artificial Intelligence

The SEC settled charges last week against two investment advisers for making false and misleading statements about their purported use of artificial intelligence (AI), including claims that AI was used to inform investment...more

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SEC Issues First AI-Related Civil Penalties and Warns Against “AI Washing”

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​​​​​​​The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, March 18, 2024, entered into settlements with Delphia (USA) and Global Predictions, which agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $225,000 and $175,000, for “AI...more

White & Case LLP

New Settlements Demonstrate the SEC’s Ongoing Efforts to Hold Companies Accountable for AI-Washing

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In the past few months, we have published several alerts concerning the increase in regulatory attention to "AI washing," or making unfounded claims regarding artificial intelligence ("AI") capabilities.1 Senior officials at...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Cracks Down on Over-Hyped AI Claims – Director Says This is Just the Beginning

The SEC has charged and settled claims with two Investment advisers with making false and misleading statements about their use of artificial intelligence (AI). The SEC found that Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions...more

Bracewell LLP

What is AI Washing? The SEC’s Latest Target

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Is AI the new green? Recent comments by Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler suggest the regulator is primed to begin turning its enforcement efforts against so-called “AI washing,” presenting a new area of...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

The US Securities & Exchange Commission Targets AI on Multiple Fronts — AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broker Dealer Regulatory Digest - September 2023

Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more

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