It's not nearly all articles. It's predominantly for the AI-written articles. And no, it's not unsubstantiated allegations or "virtue trolling". The tells are painfully obvious, and can be verified with high quality AI-detectors like Pangram.
And this really has to be policed. Once some tipping point is reached and too much of the HN homepage is AI slop, the site is dead.
And this really has to be policed. Once some tipping point is reached and too much of the HN homepage is AI slop, the site is dead.