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AI, MNPI, And The SEC: How Existing Law Applies To Model-Driven Trading
When an AI system is trained on material nonpublic information, MNPI, and then used to inform or execute trades, the firm deploying that system may face insider trading liability, even if no human trader ever directly reviewed the underlying data. The SEC has not yet brought a case on this precise theory, but recent enforcement actions, particularly its 2023 settlement with Virtu Financial, establish the compliance framework most likely to govern AI-driven trading. The legal risk is no longer hypothetical.
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Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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