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In the latest report, the remaining 1% of attention can include unpublished topics and podcasts with no qualifying discussion.

3 topics highlighted · 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 CasesResearch: Gaining attention in the latest reportResearchAgents: About the same in the latest reportAgentsSafety & governance: Losing attention in the latest reportSafety & governanceHardware: Gaining attention in the latest reportHardwareRegulation: About the same in the latest reportRegulationOpen Models: About the same in the latest reportOpen ModelsEconomics: Losing attention in the latest reportEconomicsInfrastructure: About the same in the latest reportInfrastructureJobs: About the same in the latest reportJobsOther: Below threshold in the latest reportOther

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Regulation · 5.1% · Aug 3–9, 2026 · About the same in the latest report

Regulation

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

Aug 3–9, 2026

5.1%About the sameUp 1.7 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 · Aug 3–9, 2026

A closer read

What changed
Its share rose from 3.4% to 5.1%, with evidence across 7 podcasts.
Where it showed up
It appeared in episodes including “#229: Q3 Trends Briefing - The Pope's AI Encyclical, AI Agents Hack Hugging Face, Fable 5 vs. Washington, and the Battle Over Open Weights” and “Why the Data Center Fight Has Little to Do With AI”.
How to read it
6 cited episodes from 5 podcasts are shown below. The topic appeared across 7 podcasts in the full analysis.

Podcast moments from the week

8 quoted moments · 6 episodes · 5 podcasts

The Artificial Intelligence Show

#229: Q3 Trends Briefing - The Pope's AI Encyclical, AI Agents Hack Hugging Face, Fable 5 vs. Washington, and the Battle Over Open Weights

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    “Trump called government stakes in the labs a beautiful thing that would make Americans partners in this revolution. So, Paul, like, just a simple question here, but like, maybe I'm sure a very complicated answer. Is the U.S. government going to nationalize AI labs in some fash...”
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    ConceptRegulation

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The Cognitive Revolution

Pick Your Poison: Zvi Mowshowitz on the Unipolar/Multipolar AGI Dilemma, OpenFace & Pacing the ...

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    “if the AI was doing something that would be illegal and a crime if a human was doing it with malice, then the AI developer is strictly liable for that”
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    ConceptRegulation

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    “I'm just making the point that it would have to be a mandate. It would have to be enforced by the governments, especially CCP, and they would have to enforce it in an intelligent way that they were capable of understanding that it had to be done in a way that it couldn't be re...”
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    ConceptRegulation

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The Artificial Intelligence Show

#228: More Rogue AI Agents, AI Lab Staff Ask Washington to Pace Development, Continuing Battle Over Open Weights & OpenAI Previews Astra

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    “see a near-term need for the government to step in”
    Play from 32:04

    ConceptRegulation

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