Caroline Black comments in Finextra on AI and financial regulation

Caroline Black, Consultant at Gherson Solicitors LLP, comments in a recent Finextra article examining how social media, financial influencers and generative AI are reshaping access to financial information and creating new regulatory risks. Caroline highlights the growing gap between technological development and regulation, noting that firms are already using generative AI to produce financial promotions while important consumer protection safeguards remain unclear, including requirements around AI-generated advertising, AI “hallucinations” and when AI-generated investment suggestions may cross the line from guidance into regulated advice. As Caroline warns, “Practical guidance and enforcement are falling dangerously behind the technology”.

Read more in the Finextra article:  “How social media became a fintech antihero.”

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