DIThe Distraction Index

#AI policy

9 events across 8 weeks

0Damage
2Hype
7Noise
7.7Avg Dmg
24.6Avg Hype
WEEK 90Sep 13 – 19
NOISE2026-09-14
Democratic Megadonor Funds AI Policy Center
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.5
WEEK 88Aug 30 – Sep 5
NOISE2026-09-02
Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Case
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
4.7
Hype
17.5
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
NOISE2026-07-29
Sam Altman Meeting with White House on AI Framework
Damage
3.8
Hype
11.5
WEEK 79Jun 28 – Jul 4
HYPE2026-06-27
Tech Industry Grapples with Trump's AI Policy Reversals
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
46.3
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
NOISE2026-06-12
National Security Memorandum on AI Deployment and Procurement
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
18.0
WEEK 76Jun 7 – 13
NOISE2026-06-07
Trump Issues AI Acceleration Memo for National Security
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
17.6
Hype
21.3
NOISE2026-06-07
Sriram Krishnan Departure from White House AI Role
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
2.4
Hype
17.5
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
NOISE2026-05-08
White House AI Strategy Disrupted by Anthropic's Mythos
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
40.0
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-02-27
Trump Directs Agencies to Remove Anthropic AI Systems
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
20.2
Hype
37.5