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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Lawson

From hate speech to AI music: the YouTube chief trying to leap tech’s biggest hurdles

Alison Lomax in a bright orange top sits in front of an array of orange-framed cube shelving, smiling for a photograph
Alison Lomax arrived at YouTube’s London office after a decade with parent company Google. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

Alison Lomax’s presence on the video streaming platform she runs is relatively scant compared with the YouTubers with whom she spends much of her time.

But what clips exist succinctly chart the marketing tech revolution she’s been navigating: there’s a badly framed 12 minutes from 2014 of Lomax lecturing on the rise of influencers working with brands; in another she describes how TV companies woke up to the potential of partnering with YouTube in 2016; and there’s her on stage at London’s podcast show this year, discussing YouTube’s imminent relaunch into the booming audio format.

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