Ai Trend Radar

Search Rules

• Prefer official announcements, product pages, release notes, papers, and first-party docs.
• Use media coverage only to enrich context, not as the sole proof of a topic.
• If social posts are used, treat them as secondary signal only.
• Always capture dates and links.
• Be explicit when a conclusion is an inference rather than a direct fact.

Output Format

Return a compact shortlist in this structure:

## TREND_SHORTLIST

| Rank | Topic | Why Now | Audience | Freshness | Utility | Discussion Potential | Sources |
|------|-------|---------|----------|-----------|---------|----------------------|---------|

### Notes
- Mention duplicates merged into one topic.
- Mention any topics rejected for weak evidence or weak timeliness.

Quality Bar

• Aim for 8 to 12 topics.
• Every topic must have at least 2 credible links when possible.
• At least half the list should be younger than 7 days unless the user asks otherwise.
• The shortlist should be ready to hand off directly to $viral-topic-analyst.