Inside FCA’s AI Lab: Practical pathways to safe AI innovation from concept to code

As the use of AI in financial services accelerates, regulators are rethinking how to balance innovation with oversight. The FCA’s AI Lab is at the forefront of this shift - designing practical, testable approaches to support safe and responsible AI adoption. This session offers a look into the AI Lab’s key initiatives, from mapping the UK’s AI landscape through the AI Spotlight, to convening experts via the AI Sprint, bridging diverse insights via the AI Input Zone, and building the Supercharged Sandbox - a new technical environment for real-world AI testing. These programmes show how experimentation, data infrastructure, and ecosystem engagement can play a central role in modern regulatory strategy - blurring the lines between policy and practice in a fast-moving AI landscape.