The US Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a public roundtable on 9 November to discuss machine-understandable data, advanced artificial intelligence and the associated risks and costs.[1]
Event facts
| Item | Published position |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 November 2026 |
| Time | 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. EST |
| Location | SEC headquarters, Washington, DC |
| Access | In person with registration and live webcast |
| Focus | Use of machine-understandable data and super-intelligence systems |
| Regulatory status | Roundtable; no rule proposed in the announcement |
Machine-understandable information includes structured data that software can identify and process without first interpreting a conventional document. For brokers and data vendors, the quality of tags, identifiers and definitions can materially affect automated research and surveillance.
Structured data and model risk
An advanced model can process more filings quickly, but incorrect tags, inconsistent definitions or missing context can propagate errors at scale. The roundtable is expected to consider both the benefits of accessible structured information and the cost of producing and validating it.
The SEC’s terminology is broad and does not establish a new legal category for ‘super intelligence’. Nor does the event authorise firms to rely on automated outputs without existing supervision, recordkeeping and disclosure controls.
The discussion will be webcast on SEC.gov and a recording will follow. In-person attendance at the Commission’s Washington headquarters may be limited and is subject to security checks.[1]
Sources & further reading
- SEC announces roundtable on machine-understandable data US Securities and Exchange Commission · 19 Oct 2026 · Accessed 30 Oct 2026
- Machine-understandable data in the age of super intelligence US Securities and Exchange Commission · 9 Nov 2026 · Accessed 22 Oct 2026