CNBC August 25, 2023
Jonathan Vanian

Key Points

– Gerard de Graaf moved from Europe to San Francisco a year ago to help prepare the tech industry for digital regulations that go into effect Friday.

– De Graaf has seen a dramatic change since his arrival, with the sudden rise of generative artificial intelligence.

– It was a “strange year in many, many ways,” de Graaf said in an interview with CNBC.

When Gerard de Graaf moved from Europe to San Francisco almost a year ago, his job had a very different feel to it.

De Graaf, a 30-year veteran of the European Commission, was tasked with resurrecting the EU office in the Bay Area. His title is senior envoy for digital to the U.S., and...

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