How much of hn/show is AI-generated?
of sampled content classified AI-generated · 30-day average
As of 2026-08-13, 7.1% of content sampled from hn/show was classified AI-generated by Dead Internet Monitor (30-day volume-weighted average, across 8,636 classified items).
- Sample: 8,636 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%. hn/show runs 0.5× that rate — at or below the internet-wide baseline.
- Excluding automated moderation: 7.1% (removes AutoModerator-type posts).
- Excluding org-handle syndication: 7.1% (removes verified-org auto-posts).
- Dead Internet Index: 3.6.
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How this is measured
Each item collected from hn/show 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).