The transformation of digital regulation in the US has already begun! SEC creates AI group

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the creation of a special AI group to implement artificial intelligence in the work of the regulator. The initiative was led by Valerie Szczepanyk, the first-ever SEC Chief AI Officer. The goal is to increase efficiency, innovation, and transparency through the responsible use of AI across the agency.

The SEC has officially launched an artificial intelligence task force that will coordinate all efforts to integrate AI into internal processes. According to SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins, this transformation will allow the agency to work more accurately, faster, and more transparently, while maintaining key priorities — investor protection, market stability, and supporting entrepreneurship.

The AI Task Force is expected to contribute to the creation of new technological tools for data analysis, fraud detection, automation of market supervision, and interaction with digital assets. Szczepanik stressed that her team will focus on ethical, reliable, and mission-oriented AI solutions.

This initiative is not the SEC’s first step into the digital era. In 2025, the agency already created a unit to combat cybercrime in the financial sector. The SEC also recently announced a review of capital markets rules, in particular in the context of trading in cryptocurrencies and tokenized securities. Atkins called it a “generational opportunity” to fully modernize the regulatory system.

The newly created AI group could fundamentally change the landscape of financial regulation in the United States. If the SEC successfully implements its stated goals, it will become a global precedent in the field of technology governance. The rest of the world’s regulators will have to adapt or fall behind.