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DISCOVER ChatBLK

An AI-powered assistant for financial professionals

ChatBLK answers questions about BlackRock insights, investment stratgies, and products in real time by sourcing content from BlackRock's US websites.

About ChatBLK™

ChatBLK is an AI-powered assistant that helps financial professionals explore market insights, investment strategies, and information about BlackRock products by generating real-time responses derived from information available in Advisor Center and BlackRock’s US public websites.
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Methodology & considerations 

ChatBLK does not offer investment advice but instead offers support to help you navigate relevant information available in Advisor center and across BlackRock US public websites. You are encouraged to click on sourced links for direct access to relevant information. AI guardrails may restrict responses to certain user prompts. In those cases, ChatBLK may provide alternative suggested prompts to help you ask questions permitted within the scope of the experience. You should assess the relevance of such prompts.

AI limitations

ChatBLK's individual responses are not moderated in real time by human reviewers and its output may contain errors, inaccuracies, and biases. BlackRock does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or applicability of any responses or linked content. Responses may vary upon each use. Note that while ChatBLK is intended to provide a conversational experience, it will not “remember” all user queries or inputs within a conversation. In addition, its presentation of information in response to user queries, even when that information is accurate, may not fully or accurately summarize or contextualize the sources on which it relies. Please verify all relevant information with other sources before using it or relying upon it, including navigating to linked source content to validate ChatBLK responses. ChatBLK provides responses for informational purposes only, does not provide research or investment advice or make recommendations to invest in specific products, strategies, securities or accounts, and should not be relied upon for investment decisions or for any other similar purpose.

ChatBLK does not provide investment advice

ChatBLK does not provide investment advice, make securities recommendations, or help with personalized considerations for your clients. The responses provided by ChatBLK do not take into account your (or your client’s) specific investment needs or situation, even if you provide it with personal information (which you are instructed not to do). Information provided, including information regarding insights and products, should not be relied upon as research, investment advice, or a recommendation regarding any products, strategies, or securities. This information should not be relied upon as a primary basis for an investment decision. Investors should consult with their financial professionals prior to making an investment decision.

User notice

ChatBLK responses should not be shared with any third party, including any end-client of an authorized user. Please do not enter any proprietary, confidential, or personal information (including individuals' names) when asking ChatBLK questions. ChatBLK collects login IDs for telemetry purposes. Conversations are saved and may be visible to BlackRock. BlackRock may maintain, review and incorporate user queries and user feedback for quality assurance purposes. No personal information is gathered for product improvement purposes. While we use aggregated anonymized data for reporting purposes, we may also analyze individual level data for specific business purposes, such as understanding patterns of high volume users.

For further information on Privacy and Data Protection, please find our Privacy Notice.

We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate our Terms or Usage Policies, or your use poses a risk to ChatBLK users or others.

Data & privacy

BlackRock is committed to meeting its obligations under applicable data protection laws and regulations. ChatBLK follows BlackRock’s enterprise-wide privacy and data governance standards. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as name, email and login IDs may or may not be used by BlackRock or its authorized third-party vendors to support operational and sales activities. This usage is governed by BlackRock’s policies and contractual safeguards. Your interactions with ChatBLK are subject to the same privacy and compliance procedures that apply across BlackRock. All existing data protection and privacy compliance policy and procedures continue to apply for ChatBLK and your interactions with the tool. To learn more, please read our Privacy Notice. Notwithstanding the rights afforded by the terms of the Privacy Notice, (1) the correction or deletion of personal data may be limited by the technical capabilities of the tool, and (2) the deletion of personal data may not be possible where BlackRock has or may have a legal obligation to retain the data.

Frequently asked questions

  • ChatBLK can help synthesize market insights, provide product information, explain portfolio tools on Advisor Center, and help identify your BlackRock market team and how to connect with them.

  • Yes, you can close the ChatBLK panel at any time using the ‘Dismiss’ icon at the top right. Your session will end, but you can use the ChatBLK button on the bottom right to open ChatBLK anytime.

  • No, ChatBLK currently cannot provide firm-specific information.

  • No, while both are AI-powered chat experiences, ChatBLK is powered exclusively by content found on BlackRock websites. The relevant source websites are included in the Explore Sources section of a ChatBLK response:

    1. blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals

    2. blackrock.com/us/individual

    3. ishares.com/us

    4. blackrock.com/corporate

    5. blackrock.com/aladdin

  • ChatBLK does not integrate with other tools but it can help answer questions about tools found on Advisor Center.

  • ChatBLK does not offer investment advice, make recommendations of specific securities transactions or accounts, take into account client-specific considerations, or assess certain sensitive topics. Accordingly, technical guardrails may restrict responses to certain user prompts.

  • No, ChatBLK doesn’t currently support analyzing pasted or uploaded data directly. However, you can describe your data or ask questions about similar scenarios to get useful insights.