From research to products
A PhD path through Australia, work in computer vision and the move into a fast-moving startup and Snap.
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Sergey Demyanov · From Snapchat to legal AI
Sergey Demyanov brings a builder’s view of AI, from computer vision at Snap to co-founding legal-tech startup Beagle. A candid conversation about turning research into products, earning trust in conservative industries, and what generative video makes possible next.
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Sergey DemyanovFrom Snapto legal AI.
The person behind the work
About Sergey
Sergey Demyanov is an AI researcher and product builder with a PhD in Computer Science. His path runs from research in Australia and computer vision to machine-learning products at Snap and co-founding Beagle, an AI-native eDiscovery startup. In his recorded conversation with Francisk Hanchar, he brings the perspective of someone who has worked on both consumer AI and the demanding workflows of legal teams: how research becomes a product, why customer trust is hard to earn, and where generative video and digital avatars could lead next.
The company
Beagle and legal AI
Beagle is an AI-native eDiscovery platform focused on legal document review and investigations. Sergey co-founded the company after his work at Snap. Its story opens up a wider conversation about applying language models to real legal workflows, handling sensitive information and earning the confidence of enterprise customers.
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Building legal AI
Litigation workflows, eDiscovery and matching language-model capabilities to repetitive document work.
Earning enterprise trust
Sensitive information, product adoption and the questions customers ask before relying on a young company.
Generative video and digital avatars
Where video and audio models are heading, how avatars may be used and the boundaries that matter.
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