Legal Priorities Project
Matteo Pistillo is a seasoned professional in AI governance and legal frameworks, currently serving as a Senior AI Governance Researcher at Apollo Research since September 2024. Prior to this role, Pistillo was an AI Governance Research Scholar at the Institute for Law & AI, focusing on legal and regulatory challenges related to frontier AI systems. Experience as an AI Governance Fellow involved collaborative exploration of AI risks, while prior work at Stanford University as a Fulbright Scholar concentrated on technology regulation and policy. Pistillo's legal expertise also includes significant experience as an Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where complex international and domestic litigation and arbitration were handled. Academic credentials include an LL.M. from Stanford University and a J.D. from Università degli Studi di Torino, complemented by an exchange program at McGill University.
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Legal Priorities Project
The Legal Priorities Project is an independent, global research and field-building project founded by researchers at Harvard University. We conduct strategic legal research that mitigates existential risk and promotes the flourishing of future generations, and we build a field that shares these priorities. We currently focus on four cause areas: artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, institutional design, and meta-research. Our research is influenced by the principles of effective altruism and the longtermism paradigm.