Finextra: Lloyds appoint Sameer Gupta as chief data and AI offficer
The chief data and AI officer rotation continues.
Finextra: Aussie watchdog warns of rise in AI scam threats
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (Asic) is warning the public that artificial intelligence is “super-charging” online scam threats after taking down almost thousands of phishing and fraudulent Websites.
Finextra: BMO opens institute for AI and quantum
BMO become the latest bank to open an AI centre of excellence – but this one includes Quantum as well.
Finextra: Banking and fintech vet Derek White launches Primitive AI agent operating system
The AI Infrastructure has been disjointed – until now?
Finextra: Lloyds puts AI agent in the boardroom
Lloyds Banking Group has added an AI “board bot” to its boardroom to help reduce bias in decision-making.
TechCrunch: France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows.
The Guardian: US summons bank bosses over cyber risks from Anthropic’s latest AI model
The US Treasury secretary summoned major American bank chiefs to a meeting in Washington this week amid concerns over the cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model.
Reuters: Citigroup says AI helps speed account openings and systems upgrades
Citi is using AI to speed up account openings and the retirement of old software.
Finextra: New York state force stores to accept cash
New York state is forcing stores to accept cash.