The International Monetary Fund has urged central banks and financial regulators to reinforce governance frameworks for artificial intelligence, warning that the technology’s growing role in finance could create systemic risks if regulatory oversight fails to keep pace.
The call was made by the IMF’s Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Tobias Adrian, in a blog post examining the expanding influence of AI on financial markets, credit allocation, risk management and regulatory supervision.
According to Adrian, AI is increasingly being deployed to assess financial risks, extend credit, execute market trades and support supervisory functions. While these applications have improved efficiency across the financial sector, they have also introduced fresh vulnerabilities that demand closer regulatory scrutiny.
He outlined three key priorities for policymakers, including tightening oversight of AI‑powered trading platforms, lending systems and supervisory technology, increasing transparency around AI models, adoption levels and investment strategies, and deepening
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