{"id":3688770,"date":"2026-04-28T13:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3688770"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:03:29","slug":"cftc-deploys-ai-tools-to-modernize-market-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/regulation\/2026\/cftc-deploys-ai-tools-to-modernize-market-surveillance\/","title":{"rendered":"CFTC Deploys AI Tools to Modernize Market Surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/\">Commodity Futures Trading Commission<\/a>\u00a0(CFTC) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to review registration applications and monitor trading, CFTC\u00a0Chairman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/About\/Commissioners\/MichaelSelig\/index.htm#full-page-bio\">Michael S. 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id=\"article-paywall-hidden-content\">\r\n\t\n<p>The regulator is training staff to use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\">Microsoft<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/copilot.cloud.microsoft\/\">Copilot<\/a>\u00a0and is building its own AI tools as well, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>To automate the registration process, the CFTC is building AI tools that will review applications and flag blank spaces, inadequate descriptions and other things that are clearly wrong, saving time for staff, Selig said, per the report.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator is also building AI tools for market surveillance and already has some that can help staff draw conclusions about some trades, Selig told CoinDesk.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that the CFTC has cut more than a fifth of its workforce as part of President Donald Trump\u2019s effort to reduce federal staffing, and that Selig said AI and automation can make up the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Selig told a congressional committee on April 16 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