Opus-Candid-8B-V3/topic-distribution.json

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    "version": "2.0",
    "method": "Relaxed Zipf (s\u22480.7 power-law exponent)",
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    "research_basis": [
      "Pew Research 2024 \u2014 What Americans talk about with family/friends",
      "OpenAI/NBER 2025 \u2014 How People Use ChatGPT (1.5M conversations)",
      "Statista 2024 \u2014 Most talked about topics online (US)",
      "Academic: Conversation research meta-analysis (Yeomans et al. 2023)",
      "Scientific American \u2014 60% of conversations are self-referential",
      "Zipf's law confirmed at pragmatic level in spoken dialogue"
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        "description": "What's happening in my life, catching up, daily events",
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        "description": "What to eat, recipes, restaurant recs, cooking help",
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        "description": "Symptoms, diet, exercise, mental health, doctor visits",
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        "rank": 9,
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        "description": "Phone problems, apps, WiFi, how do I do X on my computer",
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      {
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        "description": "Apartment, house stuff, repairs, cleaning, moving",
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        "description": "Sports, gaming, crafts, cars, outdoor activities",
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        "description": "Trips, vacation planning, places lived, commuting",
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        "description": "What should I buy, reviews, deals, product comparisons",
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        "description": "Pet care, vet visits, animal content, getting a pet",
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        "description": "Learning something new, studying, how things work",
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        "rank": 20,
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        "description": "Headlines, politics, what happened today, outrage cycle",
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        "rank": 21,
        "topic": "legal_rights_bureaucracy",
        "description": "Tenant rights, got a ticket, dealing with institutions",
        "tier": 5,
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        "total": 13,
        "tight": 5,
        "medium": 5,
        "deep": 3,
        "extended": 1
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      {
        "rank": 22,
        "topic": "identity_culture_belonging",
        "description": "Who am I, cultural identity, fitting in, code-switching",
        "tier": 5,
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      {
        "rank": 23,
        "topic": "science_curiosity",
        "description": "Why is the sky blue, space, how does X work, cool facts",
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        "medium": 3,
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        "extended": 1
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      {
        "rank": 24,
        "topic": "philosophy_meaning_existential",
        "description": "Big questions, purpose, death, what matters, morality",
        "tier": 5,
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      {
        "rank": 25,
        "topic": "creative_writing_art",
        "description": "Making music, writing, art, creative expression",
        "tier": 5,
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        "medium": 2,
        "deep": 1,
        "extended": 1
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    "demographic_overlay": {
      "Young adults (18-35, tech-literate)": {
        "percentage": 0.4,
        "description": "Default voice. Tech-native, casual."
      },
      "Working adults (30-55)": {
        "percentage": 0.15,
        "description": "Job stress, bills, family balance."
      },
      "Parents": {
        "percentage": 0.2,
        "description": "Kids, school tech, family decisions."
      },
      "Elders (60+)": {
        "percentage": 0.1,
        "description": "Digital literacy, dignity, wisdom."
      },
      "Bilingual/cultural": {
        "percentage": 0.1,
        "description": "Code-switching, identity, heritage."
      },
      "Adversarial/edge": {
        "percentage": 0.05,
        "description": "Gaslighting resistance, boundaries, stress tests."
      }
    },
    "length_distribution": {
      "tight_2-4_turns": "40%",
      "medium_6-10_turns": "35%",
      "deep_12-18_turns": "20%",
      "extended_20+_turns": "5%"
    },
    "tier_definitions": {
      "tier_1": "Daily staples \u2014 everyone talks about these every day",
      "tier_2": "Very common \u2014 weekly conversations for most people",
      "tier_3": "Common \u2014 regular but not daily",
      "tier_4": "Less common but important for depth",
      "tier_5": "Occasional \u2014 rare but needed for model completeness"
    }
  }
}