MPs to scrutinise use of AI in financial services following DeepSeek launch

Call for evidence now open, with 17 March deadline

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The enquiry is also seeking to identify how much trading it driven by algorithms and artificial intelligence and whether fintech firms are the most well suited to adopting to the trend. Credit: iStock
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The enquiry is also seeking to identify how much trading it driven by algorithms and artificial intelligence and whether fintech firms are the most well suited to adopting to the trend. Credit: iStock

The UK government has opened an enquiry into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in pensions, banking and other financial services and its potential impacts.

The call out referenced the launch of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, which sent equity markets into a tailspin last week. The company came as a surprise competitor to entrenched market leaders such a...

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