№ 7 The State of AI Writing on Hacker News · October 2026

October's front page averaged 15% AI-generated.

Pangram flagged 15% of the month's 702 analyzed stories as AI-generated. That's 4pp lower than the month before.

Issue №7 Analyzed 702 stories Across 31 days From 469 distinct domains By HN AI Detector

1 in 7

front-page stories was AI-generated

Pangram flagged 107 of 702 analyzed stories as AI this month.

-4pp

change versus the previous month

The front page ran less AI than September 2026.

100%

of blue-continuum.com was AI-generated

Of domains with at least three stories this month, blue-continuum.com had the highest AI share.

— The trend

AI % on the HN front page, every day of Oct

31 days · daily rolling avg

Prev. avg: 19% · this month: 4%

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prev avg · 19%

Oct 01Oct 08Oct 15Oct 22Oct 31

Below 17% 17–20% 20% and above Highest day: 24% on Oct 07

— Trending up

vs. previous month

— Steady

vs. previous month