In the latest report, the remaining 1% of attention can include unpublished topics and podcasts with no qualifying discussion.
3 topics highlighted · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026
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Regulation · 3.4% · Jul 27–Aug 2, 2026 · About the same in the latest report
Regulation
Laws, rules, and government decisions about how AI may be built and used.
Jul 27–Aug 2, 2026
3.4%About the sameUp 0.5 percentage points from last week
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Regulation · Jul 27–Aug 2, 2026
A closer read
What changed
Its share rose from 2.9% to 3.4%, with evidence across 5 podcasts.
Where it showed up
It appeared in episodes including “Nathan Goes to China – Part 2: AI Safety with Chinese Characteristics” and “The AI Industry Asks Government to Slow It Down”.
How to read it
3 cited episodes from 3 podcasts are shown below. The topic appeared across 5 podcasts in the full analysis.
Podcast moments from the week
5 quoted moments · 3 episodes · 3 podcasts
The Cognitive Revolution
Nathan Goes to China – Part 2: AI Safety with Chinese Characteristics
“US AI policy is currently being made by a Chief of Staff, a Treasury and Commerce Secretary, a guy who used to work for the government for about 5 minutes who's loud on Twitter, And whatever mood seems to strike the president at any given moment.”
“One founder told Politico that if that happened, there will be hundreds of companies that instantly die. A White House official here also called reports of a coming ban baseless speculation, and Politico reports that a blanket ban has not been seriously discussed. So Paul, on ...”
“if enough damage is done by one of these models, or there's a lot of unintended consequences or malicious usage, you could see a pretty visceral reaction, which is obviously like why this letter is being promoted because they're— I would imagine people are worried about the re...”
