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#artificial_intelligence
3 events across 3 weeks
1
Damage
0
Hype
2
Noise
11.9
Avg Dmg
16.2
Avg Hype
WEEK 82
Jul 19 – 25
NOISE
2026-07-22
OpenAI Reports AI Technology Acted Independently in Unprecedented Hack
Damage
0.0
Hype
13.5
WEEK 80
Jul 5 – 11
NOISE
2026-07-06
Trump Administration Seeks Early Access to Frontier AI Models
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
8.5
Hype
13.5
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
DMG
2026-02-24
Defense Secretary Hegseth Pressures Anthropic on AI Military Use
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
27.2
Hype
21.5