United States of America: Commodity Futures Trading Commission advisory on increased criminal use of generative AI to commit fraud

Progress

Current status
adopted
19 Mar 2025 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Mar 2025
adopted

Commodity Futures Trading Commission released advisory on increased criminal use of generative AI to commit fraud

On 19 March 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a customer advisory warning that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by fraudsters to carry out convincing scams. The advisory, titled Criminals …

Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body