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How “generative ai” trended on Hacker News

“Generative ai” was mentioned 89,250 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Feb 2026 with 4,312 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “generative ai” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “generative ai”

1. 1.It's insulting to read AI-generated blog posts 1,300 points · 540 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
2. 2.Shai-Hulud malware attack: Tinycolor and over 40 NPM packages compromised 1,233 points · 1,019 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
3. 3.FCC rules AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal 1,156 points · 674 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forbidden in HN guidelines? 980 points · 462 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Make-A-Video: AI system that generates videos from text 979 points · 384 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal 946 points · 726 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for nuanced AI image generation 887 points · 236 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Show HN: Use Their ID – Use your local UK MP’s ID for the Online Safety Act 862 points · 281 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
9. 9.South Park creators have new political satire series with AI-generated deepfakes 813 points · 302 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
10. 10.US appeals court rules AI generated art cannot be copyrighted 765 points · 538 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
11. 11.AI-generated sad girl with piano performs the text of the MIT License 748 points · 273 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
12. 12.AI generated music to improve focus, relaxation and sleep 744 points · 301 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN

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