Only 40% of AI-cited statistics trace back to a study
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Oct 29, 2026First seen
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- mektrik
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- Oct 29, 2026
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- trakkr.ai
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Only 40% of AI-cited statistics trace back to a study was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 45 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #10 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 23:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 02:52 UTC.
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A full 40% of AI stats actually have a specific study behind them? Knowing how the human baseline is that 73.6%* of all statistics are made up on the spot, this is really encouraging. *That particular stat was of course made up, but not by me.
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Is Only 40% of AI-cited statistics trace back to a study trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 02:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Only 40% of AI-cited statistics trace back to a study reached?
#10 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 23:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Only 40% of AI-cited statistics trace back to a study been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (45 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
14 points and 1 comment; submitted by mektrik on Oct 29, 2026.