REGULATION · EU
ECB publishes guidance on operational resilience in the age of AI
European Central Bank issued supervisory guidance on how banks must strengthen operational resilience as they adopt AI systems. Covers AI system lifecycle governance, testing, fallback protocols, and third-party AI vendor risk management.
WHY IT MATTERS
ECB's AI-specific operational resilience framework signals that banks cannot treat LLM and agentic AI deployments as business-as-usual software; expect formal regulatory questionnaires on AI governance in 2026 stress tests and inspections.