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AI Controversy Statistics

Live numbers from the SCAND.Ai monitoring pipeline, computed directly from the production database. Every statistic is dated, anchor-linked, and free to cite with attribution. How the numbers are produced: methodology. Bulk data: the AI Controversy Database.

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22,041 AI-industry controversy signals tracked since launch. — as of

Cite this"22,041 AI-industry controversy signals tracked since launch." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-topics-tracked

3,592 AI controversies fully analyzed with summaries, named parties, and forecasts. — as of

Cite this"3,592 AI controversies fully analyzed with summaries, named parties, and forecasts." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-analyzed

368 active AI controversies are under live monitoring right now. — as of

Cite this"368 active AI controversies are under live monitoring right now." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-active

0 stories are currently at scandal level (noise ≥ 75 sustained over 4+ hours). — as of

Cite this"0 stories are currently at scandal level (noise ≥ 75 sustained over 4+ hours)." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-scandals-now

40 hours — the average head start between SCAND.Ai detecting a story and its first mainstream RSS coverage (measured across 30 stories). — as of

Cite this"40 hours — the average head start between SCAND.Ai detecting a story and its first mainstream RSS coverage (measured across 30 stories)." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-detection-speed

5,679 AI public figures and organizations tracked across the industry. — as of

Cite this"5,679 AI public figures and organizations tracked across the industry." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-figures

2,897 tracked AI figures carry full published profiles. — as of

Cite this"2,897 tracked AI figures carry full published profiles." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-figures-bio

1,094 content items processed per day, averaged over the last 30 days. — as of

Cite this"1,094 content items processed per day, averaged over the last 30 days." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-daily-volume

2,384 content items ingested in the last 24 hours. — as of

Cite this"2,384 content items ingested in the last 24 hours." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-content-24h

358 AI-generated controversy analyses completed per day, averaged over the last 30 days. — as of

Cite this"358 AI-generated controversy analyses completed per day, averaged over the last 30 days." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-daily-analyses

9,482 new controversy topics opened in the last 30 days. — as of

Cite this"9,482 new controversy topics opened in the last 30 days." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-new-topics-30d

39.8% of analyzed AI controversies fall in the "ethics" category — the largest single share. — as of

Cite this"39.8% of analyzed AI controversies fall in the "ethics" category — the largest single share." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-top-category

34.5/100 — the average noise level across all active AI controversies. — as of

Cite this"34.5/100 — the average noise level across all active AI controversies." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-avg-noise

67/100 — the noise level of the loudest AI controversy right now. — as of

Cite this"67/100 — the noise level of the loudest AI controversy right now." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-peak-noise

3,572 tracked controversies involve two or more named public figures. — as of

Cite this"3,572 tracked controversies involve two or more named public figures." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-multi-party

1.6 distinct platforms cover the average active AI controversy. — as of

Cite this"1.6 distinct platforms cover the average active AI controversy." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-platforms-per-story

660 duplicate stories were detected and merged by the six-layer deduplication pipeline in the last 30 days. — as of

Cite this"660 duplicate stories were detected and merged by the six-layer deduplication pipeline in the last 30 days." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-dedup-30d

15 minutes — the fastest crawl cadence; every monitored source is re-crawled at least every 30 minutes, around the clock. — as of

Cite this"15 minutes — the fastest crawl cadence; every monitored source is re-crawled at least every 30 minutes, around the clock." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-crawl-cadence

6 platform types are monitored continuously: Hacker News, Google News, Reddit, RSS/ArXiv feeds, Bluesky, and Polymarket prediction markets. — as of

Cite this"6 platform types are monitored continuously: Hacker News, Google News, Reddit, RSS/ArXiv feeds, Bluesky, and Polymarket prediction markets." SCAND.Ai, June 10, 2026. https://scand.ai/stats#stat-sources

Statistics outside their plausibility bounds are automatically withheld rather than published wrong. See also: methodology · dataset · corrections policy