Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#1

Post by gethly » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC

Can somebody, please, make a browser extension that filters out every post on hacker news that is about AI?

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#2

Post by JasonHEIN » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC

I think if you can build an AI to identify AI-generated text, you could actually create a billion-dollar business.

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#3

Post by robtherobber » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

I would be interested in something like this as well. I feel inundated in AI-related projects and news, and I'm only tangentially interested in that.

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#4

Post by gethly » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC

JasonHEIN wrote: post #2

I think if you can build an AI to identify AI-generated text, you could actually create a billion-dollar business.

it's not about the content, but topic. i am tired of reading about AI stuff. i am not interested in it whatsoever and it has been polluting HN for a long time time.

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#5

Post by torunar » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC

I've built an extension for TamperMonkey for this exact purpose: https://gist.github.com/torunar/efdadd8ae50e9e40237f7aa555bf...

You can always modify the lists on lines 16-17 to add/remove topics.

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#6

Post by Bender » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC

In uBlock Origin -> My Filters:

    # Filter some topics
    # top (title / url)
    news.ycombinator.com##tr.athing span.titleline > a:has-text(/(laude|lockchain|coin|202[3-9]$)/):upward(tr)
    # bottom (stats / comments)
    news.ycombinator.com##tr.athing span.titleline > a:has-text(/(laude|lockchain|coin|202[3-9]$)/):upward(tr) + *
    #

Customize as desired.

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#7

Post by gethly » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC

torunar wrote: post #5

I've built an extension for TamperMonkey for this exact purpose: https://gist.github.com/torunar/efdadd8ae50e9e40237f7aa555bf... You can always modify the lists on lines 16-17 to add/remove topics.

Thanks. It looks to be working alright.

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#8

Post by torunar » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

robtherobber wrote: post #3

I would be interested in something like this as well. I feel inundated in AI-related projects and news, and I'm only tangentially interested in that.

I shared my solution here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47672767

Re: Ask HN: Make AI Filter for Hacker News

#9

Post by robtherobber » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC

torunar wrote: post #8

robtherobber wrote: post #3

I would be interested in something like this as well. I feel inundated in AI-related projects and news, and I'm only tangentially interested in that.

I shared my solution here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47672767

Thanks for that.