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"Smart" contracts enable the Chicago-based trust bank to carry out deals without intermediaries, while archiving details on transactions that can be useful later. Experts say other banks could follow despite the complexities of cutting-edge technology and the risk of being hacked.

Artificial intelligence can and should be integrated into the business of banking, but with adequate safeguards in place to mitigate the technology's potential vulnerabilities.

The release of two malicious language models — WormGPT and FraudGPT — demonstrate attackers' evolving capability to harness language models for criminal activities.

Generative artificial intelligence could make it possible for borrowers to understand how their behavior reflects their creditworthiness, and create better outcomes for everyone.

A Figure spokesperson said the decision to withdraw the banking charter application was to enable the company to focus on other areas of growth.

In July's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: A Zelle outage at JPMorgan Chase could cause headaches for other banks, talking points for understanding FedNow, the Elkhart, Kansas-based Heartland Tri-State Bank is shuttered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and more.

Cloud giants are making major investments in generative AI and large language models. Their financial services clients are mostly in test-and-learn mode.

The new rule sets a nationwide standard for disclosing all "material" breaches within four days — much sooner than many state-level disclosure rules.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already revolutionizing some elements of the business, but a human ability to "read between the lines" will always be needed.

The bank's chief technology officer is testing several ideas for using advanced AI to improve processes and customer experience.