SEC Helpfully Advises Advisers To Guess Correctly Before Rules Exist
- Who
- SEC official and investment advisers
- What
- Told advisers not to wait for formal AI guidance before implementing compliance measures
- When
- October 20, 2026
- Where
- United States
A Securities and Exchange Commission official instructed investment advisers to proceed with AI compliance efforts without waiting for the agency to issue formal guidance. The remark was made during an industry event covered by Law360. The official suggested that existing regulatory frameworks already address the core obligations advisers face when deploying artificial intelligence tools.
There is a particular comfort in a regulator whose entire job is writing the instruction manual telling you to assemble the furniture before the manual arrives. The SEC has effectively admitted its rulebook is decorative — compliance is now a vibe, and advisers who guess wrong will presumably be sanctioned for failing to read the agency's mind. Our analysts confirm this is the first recorded instance of 'move fast and break things' being adopted as official supervisory doctrine.
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