AI governance publication velocity (US Federal Register)

Governance counterweight · source: US Federal Register

30z = +0.46 · as at 2026-10-01
41.622.53.4Jan '24Mar '26Sep '26Oct '26

What this measures

The number of documents mentioning artificial intelligence published in the US Federal Register in the last 30 days: rules, proposed rules, and official notices. A proxy for how actively government is engaging with AI. This is the governance counterweight; a stronger response pushes the index down. Every document is listed in the referenced registry.

Recent values

DateValue
2026-10-0130
2026-09-3031
2026-09-2928
2026-09-2826
2026-09-2726
2026-09-2627
2026-09-2528
2026-09-2428
2026-09-2326
2026-09-2225
2026-09-2125
2026-09-2026
2026-09-1929
2026-09-1832
2026-09-1729
2026-09-1629

Part of the Data Pressure Index. History before the first live day is reconstructed from current-method inputs.