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The Data Chronicles | The narrowing window for AI policy: Why bold action matters

11 June 2026

In this episode of The Data Chronicles, host Scott Loughlin is joined by Hogan Lovells partner Cybil Roehrenbeck to explore a pivotal moment in U.S. AI regulation and what it signals about the direction of policy for developers and adopters.

Scott and Cybil examine how the administration's latest executive order on AI innovation and security is beginning to shape the U.S. regulatory framework, including its introduction of a voluntary pre-release review model for frontier AI systems—an approach some have likened to FDA-style oversight. The conversation explores how this differs from prior safety-focused directives and more prescriptive regimes abroad, while highlighting the practical implications for companies—from major technology firms helping to inform policy to startups navigating commercialization. At the core is a key tension: policymakers are unusually receptive to new ideas, but the window to influence these frameworks may be narrower than it appears.

View the episode here and here.

Authored by Scott Loughlin and Cybil Roehrenbeck.