How much of hn/ask is AI-generated?

10.8%

of sampled content classified AI-generated · 30-day average

As of 2026-06-24, 10.8% of content sampled from hn/ask was classified AI-generated by Dead Internet Monitor (30-day volume-weighted average, across 2,011 classified items).

Sample: 2,011 classified items (cumulative). The rate is the 30-day, volume-weighted average — the same figure shown on the dashboard.
Versus the internet-wide rate: Dead Internet Monitor's all-source 30-day AI rate is 11.8%. hn/ask runs 0.9× that rate — at or below the internet-wide baseline.
Excluding automated moderation: 10.8% (removes AutoModerator-type posts).
Excluding org-handle syndication: 10.8% (removes verified-org auto-posts).
Dead Internet Index: 19.0.

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How this is measured

Each item collected from hn/ask is classified by an LLM as AI-generated, human, or uncertain. The headline figure is the 30-day, volume-weighted share classified AI-generated — high-volume days count proportionally more. Read the full methodology, explore every community on the dashboard, or pull the underlying data from the open data API (CC BY 4.0).