← SiftingSignal · How it works · updated 06 Jun 2026
One signal arrives. Five steps later, a synthesis ships.
Every article, post, paper, or release we read becomes a structured object. The aggregator stacks thousands of those objects against the same question, scores how contested it is, and publishes the read with every claim cited.
One source becomes a signal.
An article, paper, post, or release is fetched, deduplicated, classified (event type, niche), mapped to a topic, scored for stance, and embedded. Tier and outlet stay with it forever.
out one signalSignals stack against the same question.
Thousands of signals get grouped by claim using embeddings and topic mapping. Each cluster becomes a candidate synthesis: every outlet's read of one specific question, ordered by tier.
out topic clusterHow contested is it? How well-sourced?
Two numbers carry the read at a glance. The Disagreement Index (0–100) measures how far apart the cited signals' stances are. The evidence ratio (0–1) measures how much of the cited material came from the higher tiers. Together they place the topic on the Sift map.
out contestedness + evidenceA primary model writes. A second model re-reads.
A primary language model produces the synthesis: what each tier is saying, which claims are best-supported, which sub-questions stay contested. A second model from a different vendor independently re-reads the same signal set. If they substantively agree, the synthesis is published. If they disagree beyond tolerance, it’s held for editorial review.
out verified synthesisEvery claim cites its source. Or it doesn’t ship.
No floating sentences. Every published claim links back to a named, dated source by id. If a synthesis loses its citations in regeneration, the publish fails closed rather than ship a bare read.
out cited synthesisWhat ships, every time
The Sift map. Every topic plotted by range of opinion against how well-sourced. Quadrants name the kind of conversation: Hot takes, Live debate, Niche corner, Settled.
Tier-by-tier read. What top experts, institutions, industry press, popular voices, and forums are each saying. We don’t average these into one verdict.
Citations on every claim. Click any sentence in a synthesis and you reach the source signal it came from.
Corrections log. When we get it wrong, the change is public. We mark, we don’t quietly edit.