AI governance publication velocity (US Federal Register)

Governance counterweight · source: US Federal Register

32z = +0.68 · as at 2026-08-16
41.622.53.4Jan '24Dec '24Nov '25Aug '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
2026-08-1632
2026-08-1535
2026-08-1438
2026-07-1539
2026-06-1522
2026-05-1538
2026-04-1538
2026-03-1515
2026-02-1518
2026-01-1519
2025-12-1521
2025-11-1514
2025-10-1514
2025-09-1518
2025-08-158
2025-07-1517

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