How much of bluesky/discover is AI-generated?
of sampled content classified AI-generated · 30-day average
As of 2026-08-16, 17.6% of content sampled from bluesky/discover was classified AI-generated by Dead Internet Monitor (30-day volume-weighted average, across 6,963 classified items).
- Sample: 6,963 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 14.0%. bluesky/discover runs 1.3× that rate — elevated.
- Excluding automated moderation: 17.6% (removes AutoModerator-type posts).
- Excluding org-handle syndication: 12.8% (removes verified-org auto-posts).
- Dead Internet Index: 11.8.
30-day trajectory
Over the last 30 days, bluesky/discover's 30-day rolling AI rate rose from 14.8% to 17.6% (+2.8pp).
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 bluesky/discover 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).