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Trends over time

Jul 13–Oct 4, 2026 · 12 published weeks

In the latest report, the remaining 1% of attention can include unpublished topics and podcasts with no qualifying discussion.

11 topics shown · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026

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Topic attention across published weeksEach colored line uses the same attention scale. Only topics with published measurements are shown; their shares do not necessarily total 100%. Breaks mean missing measurements, not zero. Dated dots open that topic and week below.0%11.3%22.5%33.8%45%Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Adoption Use Cases: About the same in the latest reportAdoption Use Cases33.4%Research: Gaining attention in the latest reportResearch22.7%Agents: About the same in the latest reportAgents14.5%Safety & governance: Losing attention in the latest reportSafety & governance8.6%Hardware: Gaining attention in the latest reportHardware7.9%Regulation: About the same in the latest reportRegulation3.9%Open Models: About the same in the latest reportOpen Models3.1%Economics: Losing attention in the latest reportEconomics2.5%Infrastructure: About the same in the latest reportInfrastructure1.2%Jobs: About the same in the latest reportJobs1.2%Other: Below threshold in the latest reportOtherNo measurement

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Regulation · 5.9% · Sep 7–13, 2026 · About the same in the latest report

Regulation

Laws, rules, and government decisions about how AI may be built and used.

Sep 7–13, 2026

5.9%Gaining attentionUp 3.1 percentage points from last week

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Regulation, week by weekDated controls show each week's attention share. Gaps mean no qualifying measurement, not zero. Select a week to read its discussion below.0%11.3%22.5%33.8%45%
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Regulation · Sep 7–13, 2026

A closer read

What changed
Its share rose from 2.8% to 5.9%, with evidence across 7 podcasts.
Where it showed up
It appeared in episodes including “AI:AM Highlights: Astra as AGI, OpenAI's Pause, Mythos @ Mozilla & Human Agency vs Technocapitalism” and “Anthropic Researcher Says AI Has Over a 10% Chance of Killing All Humans”.
How to read it
4 cited episodes from 3 podcasts are shown below. The topic appeared across 7 podcasts in the full analysis.

Podcast moments from the week

6 quoted moments · 4 episodes · 3 podcasts

The Cognitive Revolution

AI:AM Highlights: Astra as AGI, OpenAI's Pause, Mythos @ Mozilla & Human Agency vs Technocapitalism

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    “We might really fuck it up, frankly, because we are the government, right? And we do get heavy-handed”
    Open episode and seek to 41:51

    ConceptRegulation

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  2. C
    “Or would he rather have the EPA on his ass at every data center he's going to try to build, at every launch site he's going to try to build, The government has a lot of sticks and they're willing to bend the rules, right? So sure, you could challenge it in court, but I'll see ...”
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The Cognitive Revolution

Nathan Goes to China #3: US-China Relations, the Art of the AI Deal & the Road to Pax Robotica

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    “This is the kind of thing we need more of in society, between these companies, and ultimately, eventually, I think, between governments.”
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Last Week in AI

#256 - Fable 5.1, Astra Tease, Gemini 3.8 Flash

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  1. C
    “you need the government the U.S. government to step in and regulate. You have to tell them you're going to have a third-party auditor look at your stuff”
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  2. B
    “government now has no choice but to do if, if we're going to navigate this well.”
    Play from 57:05

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