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Where AI Regulation Misses Real-World Use

The Gap Between AI Rules and Real Use: Where regulation falls short of how human-facing products are used day to day

Shannon Harvey works on the gap between AI regulation and how human-facing products are really used, after 15+ years turning advanced research into real-world deployment. Rules tend to be written around models and risk categories, while harm shows up in daily use: how a product is deployed, who it reaches and the setting it enters. Shannon explains where those gaps open, why they matter most in high-trust settings, and what builders can do without waiting for regulators to catch up. Listeners leave able to spot when a product sits outside the rules in practice even though it passes every check on paper.

About Shannon Harvey

Shannon Harvey, podcast guest

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15+ years Founding and leading studios and research initiativesApple TV+ Virtual production leadership on Silo and HijackProduction Park Established its research labReflection Labs Founder, independent governance for human-facing AI

Shannon builds ventures and innovation systems at the intersection of technology, creativity, and human experience.

Over the past 15+ years, he has founded and led studios and research initiatives, built and scaled complex technical and creative systems, and worked across industry, academia, and cultural institutions. His work focuses on translating advanced research into real-world deployment, particularly where technology shapes trust, behaviour, and lived experience.

He is currently building an early-stage venture in stealth focused on responsible human-facing technology in high-trust settings. His approach is shaped by a background in performance and embodied practice, where timing, restraint, and attunement determine whether an interaction remains safe. The work sits between applied research, venture building, and real-world delivery. Further details are available privately.

He has worked in senior roles across immersive media, real-time systems, and large-scale production environments. This includes virtual production leadership on Apple TV+ productions including Silo and Hijack with Lux Machina, early platform adoption work with disguise (d3), and research leadership at Production Park, where he established a research lab and contributed to the ERDF-funded XPLOR programme.

He supports early-stage founders and teams working at the edge of research and deployment, particularly where responsibility, risk, and operational reality matter.

He was Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Visual Production degree at Backstage Academy, now the Academy of Live Technology.

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