The financial services sector increasingly leverages AI-driven technologies to gain competitive advantages and meet the demands of rapidly evolving markets. By leveraging AI tools for surveillance, analytics and reporting, firms can gain a proactive edge in managing compliance risks, ultimately strengthening investor confidence and protecting the integrity of the markets. This first installment in a two-part guest article series by Brian Meyer, a partner at AirGC, examines the evolving compliance governance landscape, current and emerging AI use cases in compliance, and potential regulatory challenges. The second article will discuss the shift in the skill set required of the modern CCO, practical steps for implementing AI in compliance functions and the future of AI in hedge fund governance. See “Transforming Security and Privacy Workloads With Generative AI: A Comprehensive Framework” (Feb. 19, 2025).