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What the picker changes
  • Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
  • 12-week heatmap & outlet matrix — show the 12 weeks ending at the selected week (they slide back with the picker, they aren’t a fixed snapshot).
  • Per-topic volume / alias drift — same 12-week trailing window, anchored on the selected period.
  • Coverage gap quadrant — scores the selected period against the 12 weeks before it (not including it).
  • Anomaly cards — only show alerts the detector fired during the selected period. Quiet weeks legitimately show none.
What stays as-is
  • Outlet orientation strip / lean colours — context-only, drawn from the last 12 weeks of activity regardless.
  • Co-occurrence graph — recent-activity anchored, not picker-driven.
  • Source & topic profiles — all-time data for the topic; the picker doesn’t affect them.
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Topic · social

Ai In Welfare Decisions

16 posts · 4,226 engagement · first seen 14 May 2026 · last seen 30 May 2026

A reddit post raises concerns about a proposed law that would allow the government to use artificial intelligence to make decisions about people's benefits, highlighting fears of reduced human oversight and potential misuse of technology.

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • reddit
    10 posts · 2,443 engagement
    2,443
  • facebook
    1 post · 1,356 engagement
    1,356
  • twitter
    2 posts · 423 engagement
    423
  • youtube
    3 posts · 4 engagement
    4

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.