Artificial intelligence
Training central bank communicators
The skills needed for communicating in a social media and artificial intelligence world
Central banks face ‘black box’ effect in AI, warns BIS
Institution’s latest bulletin underlines the opportunities and challenges of machine learning
Millions of South Korean workers face AI replacement – research
Workers with higher incomes and education are more at risk, Bank of Korea paper says
Generative AI set to profoundly change workforce – IMF research
Paper recommends retraining for workers whose jobs are susceptible to erasure
Economics Benchmarks 2023 report – tentative steps on AI
The benchmarks show some small steps to increase AI use, and shed light on broader reforms to modelling, governance and more
Inflation forecast errors moderate after surge in 2022
But growth forecast errors are higher in 2023, data shows
Supervisors see promise in AI but warn data remains key
IMF’s “StatGPT” project has promise but data problems are hard to solve, Regnology panellists say
AI adoption still limited among central bank economists
High income countries report slightly higher impact but most say practical use of AI is minimal
Data sharing as a policy intervention
Increasing access to data represents another policy lever regulators can pull to achieve their objectives, writes David Bholat
BoE should ‘step up’ data analysis, review says
Independent Evaluation Office urges central bank to embrace cloud and explore AI
Policy-makers should shun ‘black box AIs’, Fed’s Cook warns
AI could displace jobs while raising productivity, Federal Reserve governor says
Deep learning models are ‘fragile’, BoE paper finds
Models suffering from “Rashomon effect” need better supervision, authors say
Generative AI has ‘broad systemic implications’ – IMF
Economists argue regulators need to take action now to mitigate risks
AI could challenge ‘art’ of central banking – BIS’s Pereira da Silva
Greater use of artificial intelligence could impact decision-making at central banks, official says
Book notes: My journeys in economic theory, by Edmund Phelps
Six decades of the Nobel Prize-winner’s thoughts – from micro-foundations of macro theory to the possibilities beyond working, saving and investing
Quantum computing and AI threaten financial system, Fed says
Ransomware groups seek to “exert maximum pressure on victim organisations”
Supervisory soft skills: working in a consensus-driven environment
New studies highlight the importance of supervisors being able to say ‘no’ – and persuade banks to act accordingly, writes Manoj Singh
Machine learning pushes frontier of forecasting
AI techniques are starting to transform central banks’ statistical modelling. They could soon revolutionise structural models as well
How advanced AI threatens banking security systems
The future of payments promises to transform the fintech world as traditional friction barriers begin to disappear. Amid this innovation, concerns arise: could the advent of AI technology give rise to novel forms of fraud that overshadow improvements to…
Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2023
Central Banking’s sixth annual FinTech RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community
AI may demand ‘entirely new’ regulatory approach – IMF’s Gopinath
Deputy managing director says artificial intelligence risks “broad negative effect” on employment
Singapore’s central bank to work with Google on AI
MAS also announces AI training programme for financial sector
Combatting the ever-changing cyber threats in banking
Seemanta Patnaik, co-founder and chief technology officer at SecurEyes, discusses the continually evolving challenges and threats, and possible solutions to remain resilient to cyber attacks in today’s central banking environment.
MAS launches AI training programme for key financial institutions
Central bank will design training programmes with universities and institutes