How much of Stack Overflow is AI-generated?
of sampled content classified AI-generated · 30-day average
As of 2026-06-29, 29.4% of content sampled from Stack Overflow was classified AI-generated by Dead Internet Monitor (30-day volume-weighted average, across 828 classified items).
- Sample: 828 classified items (cumulative, whole platform). The rate is the 30-day, volume-weighted average — the same figure shown on the dashboard and the per-platform badge.
- Versus the internet-wide rate: Dead Internet Monitor's all-source 30-day AI rate is 12.0%. Stack Overflow runs 2.5× that rate — structurally elevated.
- Excluding automated moderation: 29.4% (removes AutoModerator-type posts).
- Excluding org-handle syndication: 29.4% (removes verified-org auto-posts).
- Dead Internet Index: 12.8.
30-day trajectory
Over the last 30 days, Stack Overflow's 30-day rolling AI rate fell from 35.8% to 29.4% (−6.4pp).
30-day rolling AI rate, last 5 days. Pull the series from the open data API.
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How this is measured
Each item collected from Stack Overflow 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).