In short. In its 2025 annual report, Chemung Financial Corp mentions AI in 3 passages. It lists AI as a risk, but the report does not say how AI is controlled. Compared with banks of its size, it gives more detail than most.
In the 2025 annual reportThe yearly report a listed company files with the SEC, called a 10-K. It describes the business, its risks and its results.
Mentions AI
Yes
3 passages
Highest detail levelHow specific a passage is about AI at this bank. General: could be in any bank's report. Names an area: says where AI is used or how it is controlled. Concrete example: names a tool or vendor, gives a number, a date or a result.
Names an area
What it says
Sees AI as a risk
Kinds of AI named
Machine learning
How AI is controlled
Not described
AI in its annual reports over time
What this shows
How many passages about AI each annual report contains, 2022 to 2025, by what they say.
What it means
0 passages in 2022, 3 passages in 2025.
How to read it
Each bar is a report year, split by what the passages say. Hover or tap a bar for the count.
Where it comes from
Banks' annual reports (10-K) filed with the SEC, up to 6 Oct 2026. How we did this
Passages about AI in Chemung Financial Corp's annual reports, by report year.Show as a table
Report year
Using or planning AI
Explains how AI is controlled
Sees AI as a risk
Other mentions
2022
2022
2022
2022
2023
2023
2023
2023
2024
2024
2024
2024
2025
2025
2025
2025
Compared with banks of its size
What this shows
This bank's 2025 annual report next to all 221 banks of its size ($1B to $50B).
What it means
Its most specific passage is "Names an area"; for banks of its size the typical level is "General".
How to read it
Yes or no for this bank; the share of banks of the same size for comparison.
Where it comes from
Banks' annual reports (10-K) filed with the SEC, up to 6 Oct 2026. How we did this
In the 2025 report
This bank
Banks of its size
Using AI now
No
26 of 221 (12%)
Explains how AI is controlled
No
55 of 221 (25%)
Sees AI as a risk
Yes
184 of 221 (83%)
Mentions generative AI
No
112 of 221 (51%)
Mentions AI agents
No
18 of 221 (8%)
What changed from 2024
0 passages new in the 2025 report, 0 passages from the 2024 report no longer there. The most specific passage is more detailed than last year.
Every passage about AI
What this shows
All 19 passages about AI in this bank's annual reports, quarterly reports and earnings materials since 2023, newest first.
What it means
0 passages say the bank is using AI now.
How to read it
Highlighted words are the terms that matched. Labels show what each passage says. Follow the link to read it in the filing.
Where it comes from
Banks' annual reports (10-K), quarterly reports (10-Q) and earnings materials (8-K) filed with the SEC. How we did this
Investor presentation, Q3 2026 filed 27 Jul 2026
Chemung Financial Corporation Revenue Growth ▪ Deposit initiatives focusing and enhancing growth in identified verticals. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Continue scaling the wealth management practice, with a focus on the Western New York market. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Growth of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of enhanced digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
Testing or planning AIDetail: Names an areaProcess automationOperationsNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation 65.71 61.71 61.71 66.20 68.89 63.00 60.10 54.00 56.00 58.00 60.00 62.00 64.00 66.00 68.00 70.00 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2026 Efficiency Ratio (%)** Expense Management and Control 49 Goal is both cost containment and cost savings ▪ Increase efficiency in banking operations ▪ AI and robotics initiatives ▪ Develop clear action plans to implement best practices across the organization ▪ Growth without adding cost Cost savings recognized: ▪ Reduction in headcount ▪ Frozen pension plan and post - retirement healthcare accruals ▪ Consolidation of six branch locations within existing footprint **Efficiency ratio (adjusted) is non - interest expense less amortization of intangible assets divided by the total of fully taxab le equivalent net interest income plus non - interest income less net gains or losses on securities transactions and net gains or losses on the sale of branch property *June 30, 2026 figures unaudited. Second Quarter 2026 Investor Presentation
Testing or planning AIDetail: Names an areaProcess automationOperationsNew this periodNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Revenue Growth ▪ Drive loan growth in Albany and Buffalo with legacy market deposits and proceeds from balance sheet restructuring. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Continue scaling the wealth management practice, with a focus on the Western New York market. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Growth of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of enhanced digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
Testing or planning AIDetail: Names an areaProcess automationOperationsNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Empire AI Consortium – SUNY Buffalo 19 Empire AI Beta: • Second phase deployment underway at SUNY Buffalo • Powered by NVIDIA AI Hardware; expected to place among the most advanced academic AI systems in the world. First Quarter 2026 Investor Presentation Overview: • Launched in April 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul. • Collaboration of New York's leading public and private universities. • Focus on AI research to address societal challenges. • Over $500 million in committed funding. Key Objectives: • Climate change, health disparities, drug discovery, education, food security, urban poverty
Testing or planning AIDetail: Concrete exampleOtherNVIDIANew since the annual report
The banking industry continues to undergo rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services, most recently including the proliferation of artificial intelligence-based solutions. Technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for "non-banks" to offer traditional bank products and services using innovative technological platforms such as those developed by fintech and blockchain companies. These "non-banks" may be able to achieve economies of scale and offer better pricing for banking products and services than the Corporation can. In July 2025, the GENIUS ACT was signed into law, establishing a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, which consumers and businesses may view as a substitute for traditional banking deposit products and services. The Corporation's future success will depend, in part, on the ability to address the needs of customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands for convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in operations. Many competitors may have substantially greater resources to invest in emerging technologies, including those related to artificial intelligence. Although the Corporation has made investments related to automated processing, as described above, and other emerging technologies, there can be no assurance that the Corporation will be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services, be successful in marketing such products and services to customers, or realize operational efficiencies from such efforts. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation's business and, in turn, its financial condition and results of operations.
The potential for operational risk exposure exists throughout the Corporation's business and, as a result of the Corporation's interactions with and reliance on third parties, is not limited to the Corporation’s own internal operational functions. The Corporation relies on numerous third-party vendors and service providers to conduct aspects of its business operations and faces operational risks relating to them. The Corporation's vendors, service providers, and other third parties may expose the Corporation to risk as a result of human error, misconduct, malfeasance, or a failure or breach of systems, networks, and infrastructure. We expect third-party vendors, or a subcontractor thereof, to increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence embedded solutions into their product offerings and operational workflows. Biased, inaccurate, or misleading output from artificial intelligence-based solutions used by third parties may not be easily detectable by the Corporation, and may compromise our ability to rely on the products or services of contracted third parties. As a result, the Corporation’s ability to conduct business may be adversely affected by any significant disruptions to third parties with whom the Corporation interacts or relies upon.
Sees AI as a riskDetail: Names an areaSame as last year
The risks from cybersecurity threats, including any previous cybersecurity incidents, have not materially affected the Corporation to date, including our business strategy, operations, or financial condition. Cybersecurity is an evolving threat, and the increasing sophistication of threat actors is supported by new technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, which does have the potential to materially affect the Corporation, including our business strategy, operations, or financial condition. However, with our system of internal controls, cyber defense mechanisms in place and the tenure and experience of our Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) and information security analysts, we have sought to reduce the residual risk that is inherent of cybersecurity.
Sees AI as a riskDetail: GeneralMachine learningSame as last year
Chemung Financial Corporation Revenue Growth ▪ Drive loan growth in Albany and Buffalo with legacy market deposits and proceeds from balance sheet restructuring. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Growth of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of enhanced digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
General statement about AIDetail: GeneralProcess automationOperationsSame as last periodNew since the annual report
Empire AI Consortium – SUNY Buffalo Overview: • Launched in April 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul. • Collaboration of New York's leading public and private universities. • Focus on AI research to address societal challenges. • Over $500 million in committed funding. Empire AI Beta: • Second phase deployment underway at SUNY Buffalo • Powered by NVIDIA AI Hardware; expected to place among the most advanced academic AI systems in the world. Key Objectives: • Climate change, health disparities, drug discovery, education, food security, urban poverty Chemung Financial Corporation 2026 Investor Presentation 18
Standard wording or passing mentionDetail: GeneralNVIDIANew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Revenue Growth ▪ Drive loan growth in Albany and Buffalo with legacy market deposits and proceeds from balance sheet restructuring. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Growth of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of unified digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
Testing or planning AIDetail: Names an areaProcess automationOperationsSame as last periodNew since the annual report
Empire AI Consortium – SUNY Buffalo Overview: • Launched in April 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul. • Collaboration of New York's leading public and private universities. • Focus on AI research to address societal challenges. Funding: • $275 million from the state for the AI computing center at SUNY Buffalo • $90 million in capital funding in FY26 Executive Budget. • $50 million in private funding from new members. • $25 million in SUNY operating funding over ten years. Key Objectives: • Climate change, health disparities, drug discovery, education, food security, urban poverty Chemung Financial Corporation 18
General statement about AIDetail: GeneralNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Revenue Growth ▪ Drive loan growth in Albany and Buffalo with legacy market deposits and proceeds from balance sheet restructuring. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Growth of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of unified digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
Testing or planning AIDetail: Names an areaProcess automationOperationsNew this periodNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Empire AI Consortium – SUNY Buffalo 18 Funding: • $275 million from the state for the AI computing center at SUNY Buffalo • $90 million in capital funding in FY26 Executive Budget. • $50 million in private funding from new members. • $25 million in SUNY operating funding over ten years. Overview: • Launched in April 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul. • Collaboration of New York's leading public and private universities. • Focus on AI research to address societal challenges. Key Objectives: • Climate change, health disparities, drug discovery, education, food security, urban poverty
Standard wording or passing mentionDetail: GeneralNew this periodNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Revenue Growth ▪ Drive loan growth in Albany and Buffalo with legacy market deposits and proceeds from balance sheet restructuring. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Growth of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of unified digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
Testing or planning AIDetail: Names an areaProcess automationOperationsNew this periodNew since the annual report
Chemung Financial Corporation Empire AI Consortium – SUNY Buffalo 18 Funding: • $275 million from the state for the AI computing center at SUNY Buffalo • $90 million in capital funding in FY26 Executive Budget. • $50 million in private funding from new members. • $25 million in SUNY operating funding over ten years. 2025 KBW Community Bank Investor Conference Overview: • Launched in April 2024 by Governor Kathy Hochul. • Collaboration of New York's leading public and private universities. • Focus on AI research to address societal challenges. Key Objectives: • Climate change, health disparities, drug discovery, education, food security, urban poverty
Standard wording or passing mentionDetail: GeneralNew this periodNew since the annual report
The banking industry continues to undergo rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services, most recently including the proliferation of artificial intelligence based solutions. Technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for "non-banks" to offer traditional bank products and services using innovative technological platforms such as those developed by fintech and blockchain companies. These "non-banks" may be able to achieve economies of scale and offer better pricing for banking products and services than the Corporation can. The Corporation's future success will depend, in part, on the ability to address the needs of customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands for convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in operations. Many competitors may have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements, including those related to artificial intelligence. Although the Corporation has made investments related to automated processing, as described above, other emerging technologies, there can be no assurance that the Corporation will be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services, be successful in marketing such products and services to customers, or realize operational efficiencies from such efforts. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation's business and, in turn, its financial condition and results of operations.
The potential for operational risk exposure exists throughout the Corporation's business and, as a result of the Corporation's interactions with and reliance on third parties, is not limited to the Corporation’s own internal operational functions. The Corporation relies on numerous third-party vendors and service providers to conduct aspects of its business operations and faces operational risks relating to them. The Corporation's vendors, service providers, and other third parties may expose the Corporation to risk as a result of human error, misconduct, malfeasance, or a failure or breach of systems, networks, and infrastructure. We expect third-party vendors, or a subcontractor thereof, to increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence embedded solutions into their product offerings and operational workflows. Biased, inaccurate, or misleading outputs from artificial intelligence based solutions used by third parties may not be easily detectable by the Corporation, and may compromise our ability to rely on the products or services of contracted third parties. As a result, the Corporation’s ability to conduct business may be adversely affected by any significant disruptions to third parties with whom the Corporation interacts or relies upon.
The risks from cybersecurity threats, including any previous cybersecurity incidents, have not materially affected the Corporation to date, including our business strategy, operations, or financial condition. Cybersecurity is an evolving threat, and the increasing sophistication of threat actors is supported by new technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, which does have the potential to materially affect the Corporation, including our business strategy, operations, or financial condition. However, with our system of internal controls, cyber defense mechanisms in place and the tenure and experience of our Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) and Information Security Analysts, we have sought to reduce the residual risk that is inherent of cybersecurity.
Sees AI as a riskDetail: GeneralMachine learningNew this year
Chemung Financial Corporation Loan Growth ▪ Drive growth in Albany and Buffalo with legacy market deposits. ▪ Well positioned to opportunistically acquire when operational model and pricing is right. Seeking wealth management, whole bank or branch opportunities. ▪ Fee and pricing discipline. Operating Efficiencies ▪ Continual evaluation of branch distribution model. ▪ Optimization of vendor contracts. ▪ Rationalization of headcount and outsourcing opportunities. ▪ Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Customer Experience and Brand ▪ Launch of Canal Bank brand in Western New York. ▪ Introduction of unified digital experience. ▪ Relationship focus. Colleagues and Community ▪ Believe and behave like a community bank. ▪ Recognized community partner within our markets. ▪ Incentive compensation plans to maintain competitiveness and drive the strategy. Core Strategies 7
General statement about AIDetail: GeneralProcess automationOperationsNew this periodNew since the annual report
1 passage in legal noticesThe forward-looking statements notice at the start or end of a filing. It often lists AI among many risks. It is never counted., not counted
Markets Fueled by Major Investments Influx Empire AI Consortium Background • Collaboration of New York's leading public and private universities to establish a state - of - the - art artificial intelligence computing center at SUNY’s University at Buffalo; AI research dedicated to addressing societal challenges • Climate change, health disparities, drug discovery, education, food security, urban poverty Funding • Has received over $400 million in public and private investment NY SMART I - Corridor Initiative (1) Background • • Seeks to shift the trajectory of Upstate New York via the formation of a globally leading semiconductor cluster which designs and delivers semiconductor solutions for the region, the nation, and the world • Goal: by 2034, 25% of U.S. chips produced within a 350 - mile radius Key Projects Include • Micron’s Syracuse Megafab • Supply Chain Activation Network (SCAN) • Commercialization & Collaboration Center (C3) Funding • Includes Federal support from the CHIPS Act Funds • CHIPS Act makes $53 billion available for semiconductor manufacturing and R&D and has already allocated significant funds to multiple projects across Upstate NY Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Computing Center Epicenter for Semiconductor Research and Manufacturing Albany NanoTech Complex Background • Albany has been selected to host the first National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) • Integral part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry • Goal: significantly enhance semiconductor research and development in the U.S., positioning Albany as a key player in the global semiconductor industry. • • Will facilitate state - of - the - art research, particularly in Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography, which is crucial for printing intricate patterns on microchips Partners include ASML, IBM, GlobalFoundries, and Samsung Funding • Has received an $825 million investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce (1) Initiative led by CenterState Corporation of Economic Opportunity and funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration Chemung Financial Corporation Fixed Income Investor Presentation 11