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Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @04:47PM (#49455680)
Working on it!
Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @04:45PM (#49455657)
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @04:44PM (#49455640)
Agreed it is confusing and as I mentioned earlier in a different comment, it made sense in my head reading it until someone else pointed it out. Looks like they've amended it to make it clear.
Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @12:05PM (#49451479)
Yes! This post was the inspiration and is credited in the footer.
Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @11:57AM (#49451358)
Several people have asked for this already, so I'll add it to my to-do list. I just want to be careful about flagging posts that appear to be written by AI. Perhaps I set certain thresholds of certainty to filter by. What I have currently is easily verified and matched by the words we are filtering for.

It is also interesting to note that I have already received 5 AI written emails to the email I linked in the footer.

Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @11:40AM (#49451065)
Something to maybe track later would be /newcomments, but that would only grab the most obvious comments. People can certainly direct an AI to write in a style that sounds human, but I'm sure it'll still catch a fair amount.
Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @11:36AM (#49451000)
Most of the time things make sense in my head until someone points it out haha. I should have written it as "related to AI" or something like that.
Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @11:33AM (#49450944)
Yeah, that's probably the main limitation right now. This is measuring /new, so it's every submission rather than just the stuff that makes the front page.

lcamtuf's survey (linked in the footer) was looking at the front page, and the number there was quite a bit higher. So there's likely some effect from voting, although I haven't dug into that yet.

I think Algolia has a way to filter for front-page stories, which should make it pretty easy to add. I haven't tested that yet though but will certainly look into it!

Re:Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI? on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @10:41AM (#49450071)
Not a bad idea. I'd look at creating a separate page for embeddings. Crypto and NFT's would be the next best candidates to add. Something for me to work on over time.

Show HN: How much of Hacker News is AI?

https://hnstats.com

This website counts titles containing the standalone word "AI", case-sensitive and word-bounded. "OpenAI" doesn't count. "AI-powered" does. There's a toggle for a wider vocabulary: artificial intelligence spelled out, LLM, GPT, and model and vendor names.Some quick stats:- 14.4% of new HN titles this year, against 10.9% in 2025. On the wider vocabulary, 21.9% and 16.1%. - First month above 1%...

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Re:Australia's music industry bans AI songs from charts on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @12:08PM (#49436389)
Except AI songs from services like Suno...?
Re:How much of HN is AI? on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @12:00PM (#49436285)
And what will it be in another 10 years?