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Elena Gurevich

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AI Policy-Curious Attorney | Owner @ EG Legal Services: https://www.eglegalservices.com/ | Co-host of AI & Real Life: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhSUCguSBi1eC7Tdc_Vj9w | More on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-gurevich/

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AI LOBBYING & COUNTER LOBBYING With the AI moratorium back on the agenda, the US AI policy debate couldnโ€™t have been more polarized.

Issue #2 of my Irreverent Notes on AI newsletter is out! open.substack.com/pub/egurevic...

22.11.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 40 "EU AI Act: What's Next?"
YouTube video by AI & Real Life: Not Your Usual Take Episode 40 "EU AI Act: What's Next?"

What's the best way to commemorate the AI Act's rules for GPAI providers coming into force? That's right, to invite one of the co-rapporteurs of the AI Act on our podcast!

I spoke with Brando Benifei, MEP and the Chair of the European Parliament's EU-US Delegation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Ok...

04.08.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, the new AI Executive Order came out.

Briefly:
- An action plan "to sustain and enhance Americaโ€™s global AI dominance" to be ready within 180 days
- All policies, directives, regulations, orders, and other actions" taken under Biden's AI EO to be suspended, revised, or rescinded.

24.01.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This new Gallup study highlights that nearly all Americans use products with AI features but most donโ€™t realize these products are AI-powered.

The study of nearly 4,000 US adults was conducted at the end of last year and the results are sobering to say the least: news.gallup.com/poll/654905/...

15.01.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI & Real Life: Not Your Usual Take Bi-weekly online conversation about the latest developments in AI and its impact on people's daily lives. Just two attorneys talking to brilliant people from around the globe about AI, its impact on s...

WE ARE BACK! On January 16, at 3pm tune in to AI and Real Life's Episode 31 "Current State of AI Policy in the US." Tust me, you don't want to miss it.

Our guest speaker is Dean Ball, a research fellow on AI & Progress at Mercatus Center at George Mason University: www.youtube.com/@AIRealLifeN...

10.01.2025 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI & Real Life: Not Your Usual Take Bi-weekly online conversation about the latest developments in AI and its impact on people's daily lives. Just two attorneys talking to brilliant people from around the globe about AI, its impact on s...

You might be surprised to hear this BUT our online series has a YouTube channel which is a treasure trove of recordings of our past live events with - dare I say it - the most brilliant people in the space!
www.youtube.com/@AIRealLifeN... - subscribe, and stay tuned! A lot more planned this year๐Ÿ˜Ž

10.01.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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South Korea Joins EU in Establishing Comprehensive AI Legislation South Koreaโ€™s National Assembly has passed the โ€œBasic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of Trust.โ€

AI POLICY NEWS ALERT! South Korea decided to end this year with a bang and, earlier today, passed the "Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of Trust" (AI Basic Act) www.ccn.com/news/technol...

26.12.2024 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Didn't want to ruin the mood with yet another AI-related report so:

Happy Holidays from me and NGC 2264 (aka the "Christmas tree cluster")!!

(Image credit: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Clow, M.; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare and K. Arcand)

23.12.2024 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Second Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice published, written by independent experts Independent experts present the second draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, based on the feedback received on the first draft, published on 14 November 2024.

Link to draft: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/s...

19.12.2024 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So much AI policy news this week and so much to read! I can barely keep up with reading the headlines๐Ÿ˜ถ

Just now, the EU AI Office released the second draft of the GPAI Code of Practice.

The 2nd draft mostly clarifies and details the 1st one so don't expect miracles and read it with an open mind โฌ‡๏ธ

19.12.2024 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 29 "Capture Your Audience: Using AI to Make Videos Memorable"
YouTube video by AI & Real Life: Not Your Usual Take Episode 29 "Capture Your Audience: Using AI to Make Videos Memorable"

We will be LIVE on December 12 at 3:00 pm EST!

Our guest is Alan Smeaton (DCU) and we'll discuss how AI is used in video memorability, touch upon synthetic data & the โ€œcold warโ€ between humans and algorithms, and the RoI from generative AI investments. Join us!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yjf...

03.12.2024 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new report from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism finds that ChatGPT Search misattributes and misrepresents publishers' content regardless of whether they allow OpenAIโ€™s crawlers.

Link to full article: lnkd.in/eiNaBFXM

30.11.2024 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy Thanksgiving! Perfect time to read The Tech Coup๐Ÿซก

29.11.2024 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is truly a one-of-a-kind endeavor. Excited to be a part of it๐Ÿซก

29.11.2024 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ

29.11.2024 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally here. Wanted to see what's all the fuss about๐Ÿ‘ฝ

29.11.2024 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me thinking that I shouldn't post about another AI research paper because it's Thanksgiving and no one would care.

Image: Fragment of "Descent of Christ into Limbo" by Bartolomรฉ Bermejo (1474-1479)

28.11.2024 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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