Emerging Themes
The Emerging Themes tab provides a comprehensive view of detected emerging themes and incidents of note across your collected articles.
Emerging Themes Dashboard
The Emerging Themes tab provides a comprehensive view of detected themes across your collected articles.
Dashboard Components
Stats Summary (Top Row)
Five metric cards showing:
Total Themes
Number of detected emerging themes
Total Signals
Combined article count across all themes
Accelerating
Themes with increasing coverage velocity
Stable
Themes maintaining consistent coverage
Slowing
Themes with decreasing coverage velocity
Emerging Themes Overview
The emerging themes overview provides quick visual queues on active categories and trends.
Topics Timeline (7 Days) Full-width chart showing theme emergence and coverage over time.
Category Distribution Radar chart displaying theme distribution across your configured categories.
Score Distribution Histogram showing the distribution of theme relevance scores.
Velocity Distribution Breakdown of themes by momentum (accelerating/stable/slowing).
Theme Cards
Each detected theme is displayed as an expandable card containing:
Theme Title - AI-generated descriptive name
Velocity Indicator - Trend direction with color coding
Article Count - Number of related articles
Urgency Badge - Low/Medium/High priority indicator
Category Badge - Classification category
Detection Date - When the theme was first identified
Theme Detection Configuration
Access theme detection settings via the gear icon in the Emerging Themes tab header.
Configuration Options
daysBack
Days of articles to analyze
7
1-30
model
AI model for detection
gpt-4.1-mini
Configured models
minArticles
Minimum articles per theme
3
1-10
maxThemes
Maximum themes to detect
20
5-50
autoDetect
Enable scheduled detection
false
true/false
detectInterval
Hours between auto-detection
24
1-168
Manual Detection
Click "Detect Emerging Themes" to run detection immediately with current settings.
Scheduled Detection
Enable "Auto-detect" to run theme detection on a schedule. Configure the interval based on your news volume and analysis needs.
Understanding Theme Cards
Expanded Theme View
Clicking a theme card reveals detailed information:
Summary Section
Key Takeaway - Primary insight from the theme
Description - Detailed explanation of what the theme represents
Events Timeline
Visual timeline showing:
Trigger Event (Red) - The initiating event or development
Timeline Items (Blue) - Chronological progression of related events
Current Status (Green) - Present state of the theme
Implications
AI-generated analysis of potential impacts and significance.
Organization Implications
Specific implications for your organization or use case (when configured).
Related Articles
List of articles that contributed to theme detection, with:
Article title and source
Publication date
Relevance score
Direct link to full article
Theme Actions
Share
Email theme summary with organization implications
Future Horizons
Generate forward-looking scenarios
Ask Auspex
Deep-dive research on the theme
Track
Add to tracked themes for ongoing monitoring
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