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10 events across 9 weeks
1
Damage
2
Hype
7
Noise
13.9
Avg Dmg
21.4
Avg Hype
WEEK 91
Sep 20 – 26
NOISE
2026-09-21
Virginia Data Center Executive Order and Legislative Response
Policy Change
single state · narrow
Damage
4.8
Hype
6.5
WEEK 90
Sep 13 – 19
HYPE
2026-09-10
Congressional AI Regulation Challenges
federal · broad
Damage
—
Hype
18.5
WEEK 84
Aug 2 – 8
NOISE
2026-07-31
Trump AI Executive Order Approaches Implementation Deadline
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
11.0
Hype
21.8
WEEK 82
Jul 19 – 25
NOISE
2026-07-24
Congress Seeks Kill Switch for Rogue AI Systems
federal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
22.0
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
NOISE
2026-07-02
Executive Order Accelerates Post-Quantum Cryptography Timelines
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
6.5
WEEK 64
Mar 15 – 21
HYPE
2026-03-14
Trump Administration TikTok Deal and Related Litigation
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
Damage
35.6
Hype
48.0
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2025-07-23
Trump Administration Reduces AI Regulations
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
19.9
Hype
20.8
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DMG
2026-01-23
TikTok Deal Between China and White House Finalized
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
50.3
Hype
40.1
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
NOISE
2025-06-07
Trump Administration Implements Drone Dominance Executive Order
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
9.3
Hype
16.0