Wikipedia 'AI-Generated' Talk Page Signature Age Gap

How AI-generated signatures differ in age from human edits on Wikipedia talk pages

Observations: 33
Tracking since: 02 Sep 2026
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC

Percentage of AI-generated signatures

Percentage of talk page signatures that appear to be AI-generated

33 observations · measured in %

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Percentage of AI-generated signatures

04 Sep 2026 10:45

Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — summary, last 30 days.

Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — line, last 30 days.

Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — area, last 30 days.

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Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — bar, last 30 days.

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Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — dot plot, last 30 days.

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Darker = higher percentage of ai-generated signatures. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.

Percentage of AI-generated signatures observations
When	Percentage of AI-generated signatures
04 Sep 2026 10:45	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 09:30	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 08:15	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 07:00	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 05:45	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 04:30	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 03:15	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 02:00	0.0%
04 Sep 2026 00:45	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 23:30	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 20:00	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 18:45	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 15:15	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 14:00	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 12:45	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 11:30	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 10:17	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 09:00	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 07:45	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 06:30	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 05:15	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 04:00	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 02:45	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 01:30	0.0%
03 Sep 2026 00:15	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 23:00	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 21:48	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 20:30	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 12:45	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 11:30	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 10:15	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 09:00	0.0%
02 Sep 2026 08:56	0.0%

Percentage of AI-generated signatures (%) — table, last 30 days.

Median age gap between AI and human signatures

Median time difference in hours between AI-generated and human signatures on talk pages

0 observations · measured in hours

Age distribution of AI-generated signatures

Distribution of ages in hours for AI-generated signatures

0 observations · measured in hours

About this data

This page tracks the age gap between AI-generated and human signatures on Wikipedia talk pages, revealing patterns in automated editing behaviour. It measures the median time difference between AI and human signatures, the percentage of AI-generated signatures, and their age distribution. The data comes from public Wikipedia revision histories, where signatures are timestamped alongside edits. Understanding these trends helps identify the growing role of AI in collaborative knowledge platforms and its potential impact on editorial dynamics.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=recentchanges&rcprop=title|timestamp|user&rclimit=500

Why this isn't published anywhere else

While there is research on AI-generated content in Wikipedia, none of the sources specifically track or publish analysis on the age patterns of AI-generated signatures on talk pages, which is the unique focus of this proposed topic.

Uniqueness score 0.90 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.

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