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The Past and Future of AI and Regulation: A Practitioner's View

Part of the AI and Us: Rethinking Research, Work, and Society Series

Wednesday October 8, 2025, 12:00 PM - Wednesday October 8, 2025, 1:00 PM
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Join us for this keynote event featuring Alexander "Amac" Macgillivray, who will discuss his experience helping develop AI policy during his time with the Biden Administration, potential future directions for AI technology, and explore approaches to regulation. A Q&A session will follow. 

About the Speaker: 

Alexander "Amac" Macgillivray was the Deputy Assistant to the President and the Principal Deputy US Chief Technology Officer during the Biden Administration, where he led AI policymaking, including co-authoring the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights and convening AI CEOs to obtain voluntary agreements. Macgillivray held a similar position during the Obama Administration, helped found the Trust and Safety Foundation and the Trust and Safety Professional Association, served as General Counsel at Twitter, and was the Deputy General Counsel at Google. 

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