№ 2 The State of AI Writing on Hacker News · May 2026
May's front page averaged 10% AI-generated.
Pangram flagged 10% of the month's 1,820 analyzed stories as AI-generated. That's 4pp higher than the month before.
1 in 10
front-page stories was AI-generated
Pangram flagged 184 of 1820 analyzed stories as AI this month.
+4pp
change versus the previous month
The front page ran more AI than April 2026.
100%
of noslopgrenade.com was AI-generated
Of domains with at least three stories this month, noslopgrenade.com had the highest AI share.
— The trend
AI % on the HN front page, every day of May
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Below 17% 17–20% 20% and above Highest day: 22% on May 21
— Trending up
Domains writing more AI
— Steady
Domains holding the line
AI of the month
A Super El Niño is coming. The last time ocean temperatures looked like this, millions died.
99% AI likelihood
Most-human longread
Notes from Optimizing CPU-Bound Go Hot Paths
12% AI likelihood
Mixed signal
Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 317 npm Packages Compromised
64% AI likelihood