The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is embracing artificial intelligence and automation to enhance its regulatory capabilities, according to testimony from Chairman Mike Selig, as the agency navigates significant staffing reductions and increased oversight responsibilities in the crypto and prediction markets. Despite a decline of approximately 25% in the CFTC's workforce since 2025, Selig expressed confidence in the agency's ability to efficiently regulate emerging markets, citing the integration of AI tools such as Microsoft's Copilot into various workflows. The chairman acknowledged the initiation of numerous investigations into potential illicit activities in the prediction markets, emphasizing the CFTC's commitment to enforcing market integrity and its zero-tolerance policy towards insider trading and manipulation.