This reading’s conditionsAs of 2 Oct 2026 04:00Z · 7 platforms · 14–20 Sep 2026
- As of
- 2 Oct 2026 04:00Z
- Coverage computed
- 2 Oct 2026 16:23Z
- Facts checked
- 2 Oct 2026 16:36:09Z
How posts were linked to the subject
- Unambiguous alias, V2
- 32 posts linked. Precision 93.3% (95% interval 84.1% to 97.4%), n 60 links judged, 0 unclear, run 521.
- Ambiguous alias, rule, V2
- 53 posts linked. Precision 98.3% (95% interval 91.1% to 99.7%), n 60 links judged, 0 unclear, run 521.
- Ambiguous alias, model, V2
- 7 posts not counted. Posts whose only match to Whisper is an ambiguous name no rule settled aren’t counted: 6 on Reddit, 1 on Bluesky
Measured statements
In development Written by fixed rules from this reading’s stored figures. No model writes them.
On Reddit, 67 distinct people posted about Whisper between 14 and 20 September 2026: 84 posts, an estimated 0.03% of that week's Reddit posts about AI, leaving out spam, bot, incentive and templated automated posts (100.0% of these posts had an identifiable author).
Reddit · 14–20 Sep 2026 · author coverage 100.0% · 7 days: 4 active, 3 backfilled · 1 partial
6 more statements withheld. No posts about Whisper on Bluesky between 14 and 20 September 2026. No posts about Whisper on YouTube between 14 and 20 September 2026. No posts about Whisper on Hacker News between 14 and 20 September 2026. arXiv posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren’t counted. Withheld for platforms not counted this week: Google News and Exa.
What this reading rests on
| Platform | Days counted | How the posts were collected |
|---|---|---|
| 7 of 7 | Collected live on 4 days, loaded afterwards from an archive on 31 day partial | |
| Bluesky | 4 of 7 | Collected live1 day partial, 1 day late heavy |
| YouTube | 4 of 7 | Collected live1 day partial |
| Hacker News | 7 of 7 | Collected live on 5 days, loaded afterwards from an archive on 21 day partial |
| arXiv | 7 of 7 | Collected live on 5 days, loaded afterwards from an archive on 21 day partial, 2 days low capture |
Not counted: Google News, no longer collected.
Not counted: Exa, collected only now and then.
A day counts once it has settled: once the posts still expected for it are below the threshold, or, for posts loaded afterwards from an archive, once they’re loaded. Coverage day by day is in this reading’s conditions. How coverage is recorded.
This reading was made with methods that are still being validated. Every figure says which state it’s in.
Why: Its methods are still being validated.
- Released
- 2 Oct 2026
- Release
- 2026-W38
- Window
- 14–20 Sep 2026
- Version
- 3 · no revisions
- Next release
- Wednesday 30 Sep 2026
- Method
- 005c-series-v3.1
Whisper in each platform’s table
Where Whisper sits among every ranked subject on each platform. The heavy mark is Whisper; every thin mark is another subject.
#26 of 42 on Reddit67 people · Claude 8,811 (#1)
42 ranked subjects, each a tick on Reddit’s own people scale, 0 to 8,811. 43 more subjects aren’t ranked: their people figures are hidden (n 0–19 people, below the threshold of 20), so they aren’t drawn.
Not ranked on Bluesky: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people. Not ranked on YouTube: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people. Not ranked on Hacker News: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people.
Distinct people who posted about each subject on each platform, 14–20 Sep 2026, as of 2 Oct 2026 04:00Z, from release 2026-W38’s summary table (published; every figure coverage-limited). Each strip is on its own scale and nothing is added across platforms: one person can post on several. arXiv, Google News and Exa carry articles, which have no authors, so they have no ranking by people.
Attention
How many people posted about Whisper on each platform, and Whisper’s share of that platform’s posts. One row per platform, each on its own terms.
n 84 posts · author coverage 100.0% · 7 days: 4 active, 3 backfilled · 1 partial · sample: 10 posts, one per author
Not counted this week. Google News and Exa have no day in this window that counts, so they have no figures here.
Bluesky. People hidden: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people. Share and posts hidden: n 0 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
YouTube. People hidden: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people. Share and posts hidden: n 0 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
Hacker News. People hidden: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people. Share and posts hidden: n 0 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
arXiv. People not applicable: arXiv posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren’t counted. Share and posts hidden: n 1 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
In development. Spam, bot and incentive posts were removed with labels that agree with a stronger model at κ 0.74, below the 0.80 needed to drop this mark. The agreement is model-to-model.
Posts published 14–20 Sep 2026, as of 2 Oct 2026 04:00Z; in development. People count distinct platform identities and are never added across platforms. Share is Whisper’s posts over all posts AIDRAN captured on that platform in the window. Reddit’s posts include its comments. A normal share is whisper's share of each platform's posts in the 15 earlier stored weeks of the same era (2026-W23, 2026-W24, 2026-W25, 2026-W26, 2026-W27, 2026-W28, 2026-W29, 2026-W30, 2026-W31, 2026-W32, 2026-W33, 2026-W34, 2026-W35, 2026-W36, 2026-W37), per platform. Its figures are in those readings. Choose any number to see what it rests on and the posts behind it.
Stored weeks
Whisper in every week AIDRAN has stored so far, four weeks at a time (three on a phone), opening on this reading’s week.
W36–W38
W35–W38
People
W35
W36
W37
W38
Share of Reddit posts
W35
W36
W37
W38
Whisper’s people and share of platform posts, W01–W40, 40 stored weeks. Each chart is on its own scale from all of them. All 40 are in development; the open dot is this reading. Every W38 point is coverage-limited; a dashed ring marks an earlier point that is. Why a week is hidden or ringed is in the notes on stored weeks at the foot of this page.
Communities
The communities the conversation about Whisper happened in, grouped by platform.
arXiv
Posts about Whisper by community, 14–20 Sep 2026, as of 2 Oct 2026 04:00Z; in development. Each platform is drawn on its own scale. The word after each community is its type: who is there, not what it’s about (users are people who use one AI product; builders build with AI). A post counts once, in the community it was posted in.
Change
Nothing in this reading could be compared with the previous reading of Whisper, for 7–13 Sep 2026.
12 measures not compared, and why
- People posting about Whisper, Reddit. n 72 people between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 people for a change. n 67 people between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 people for a change.
- People posting about Whisper, Bluesky. n 0 people between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 people for a change. n 0 people between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 people for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: Not counted this week: Bluesky has no day between 7 and 13 September 2026 that AIDRAN counts, so there's no figure to show. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people.
- People posting about Whisper, Hacker News. n 0 people between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 people for a change. n 0 people between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 people for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: n 0 people, below the threshold of 20 people.
- People posting about Whisper, arXiv. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: arXiv posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren't counted. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: arXiv posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren't counted.
- People posting about Whisper, Google News. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: Google News posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren't counted. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: Google News posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren't counted.
- People posting about Whisper, Exa. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: Exa posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren't counted. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: Exa posts are articles, which have no authors, so people aren't counted.
- Whisper’s share of Reddit posts. n 98 posts between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. n 84 posts between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change.
- Whisper’s share of Bluesky posts. n 0 posts between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. n 0 posts between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: Not counted this week: Bluesky has no day between 7 and 13 September 2026 that AIDRAN counts, so there's no figure to show. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: n 0 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
- Whisper’s share of Hacker News posts. n 0 posts between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. n 0 posts between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: n 0 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: n 0 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
- Whisper’s share of arXiv posts. n 3 posts between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. n 1 posts between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: n 3 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: n 1 posts, below the threshold of 20 posts.
- Whisper’s share of Google News posts. n 0 posts between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. n 0 posts between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: Not counted this week: Google News has no day between 7 and 13 September 2026 that AIDRAN counts, so there's no figure to show. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: Not counted this week: Google News has no day between 14 and 20 September 2026 that AIDRAN counts, so there's no figure to show.
- Whisper’s share of Exa posts. n 0 posts between 7 and 13 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. n 0 posts between 14 and 20 September 2026, below the threshold of 100 posts for a change. Between 7 and 13 September 2026: Not counted this week: Exa has no day between 7 and 13 September 2026 that AIDRAN counts, so there's no figure to show. Between 14 and 20 September 2026: Not counted this week: Exa has no day between 14 and 20 September 2026 that AIDRAN counts, so there's no figure to show.
Change compares this reading with the previous stored reading of the same subject, usually last week’s, and both endpoints stay visible with their dates. Each value carries its n; open it for its full conditions, coverage included. Stored weeks, above, cross eras, which marks a change in how weeks were captured: March era weeks were rebuilt from archives, with live capture from 7 Mar to 31 May, Archive backfill weeks were backfilled from archives (Reddit, Hacker News and arXiv only) and September era weeks were captured live from 16 Sep and filled in from archives.
Conditions
What every figure on this page rests on.
- As of
- 2 Oct 2026 04:00Z
- Coverage computed
- 2 Oct 2026 16:23Z
- Facts checked
- 2 Oct 2026 16:36:09Z
- Posts without facts
- 0
- Author coverage basis
- posts with an identifiable platform identity; article sources have none by definition
Coverage in this window, day by day for each platform, is drawn once: in the conditions rail beside the measured statements.
Coverage in this window
- 2026-09-14 · backfilled
- 2026-09-15 · backfilled
- 2026-09-16 · backfilled
- 2026-09-17 · active · partial
- 2026-09-18 · active
- 2026-09-19 · active
- 2026-09-20 · active
Bluesky
- 2026-09-14 · not started
- 2026-09-15 · not started
- 2026-09-16 · not started
- 2026-09-17 · active · partial, late heavy
- 2026-09-18 · active
- 2026-09-19 · active
- 2026-09-20 · active
YouTube
- 2026-09-14 · not started
- 2026-09-15 · not started
- 2026-09-16 · not started
- 2026-09-17 · active · partial
- 2026-09-18 · active
- 2026-09-19 · active
- 2026-09-20 · active
Hacker News
- 2026-09-14 · backfilled
- 2026-09-15 · backfilled
- 2026-09-16 · active · partial
- 2026-09-17 · active
- 2026-09-18 · active
- 2026-09-19 · active
- 2026-09-20 · active
arXiv
- 2026-09-14 · backfilled
- 2026-09-15 · backfilled
- 2026-09-16 · active · partial
- 2026-09-17 · active
- 2026-09-18 · active
- 2026-09-19 · active · low capture
- 2026-09-20 · active · low capture
Google News
- 2026-09-14 · not started
- 2026-09-15 · not started
- 2026-09-16 · active · partial
- 2026-09-17 · active · partial
- 2026-09-18 · no lane
- 2026-09-19 · no lane
- 2026-09-20 · no lane
Exa
- 2026-09-14 · not started
- 2026-09-15 · not started
- 2026-09-16 · not started
- 2026-09-17 · episodic · partial, late heavy
- 2026-09-18 · episodic
- 2026-09-19 · episodic
- 2026-09-20 · episodic
Excluded: posts not about AI or unclear
Posts linked to Whisper that relevance run 61 labels not about AI or unclear, Reddit
Labels from relevance run 61, an open model.
n 9 posts · Reddit · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 backfilled, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper that relevance run 61 labels not about AI or unclear, Bluesky
Labels from relevance run 61, an open model.
n 0 posts · Bluesky · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 not started, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper that relevance run 61 labels not about AI or unclear, YouTube
Labels from relevance run 61, an open model.
n 0 posts · YouTube · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 not started, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper that relevance run 61 labels not about AI or unclear, Hacker News
Labels from relevance run 61, an open model.
n 0 posts · Hacker News · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 5 active, 2 backfilled, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper that relevance run 61 labels not about AI or unclear, arXiv
Labels from relevance run 61, an open model.
n 0 posts · arXiv · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 5 active, 2 backfilled, 1 partial
Each platform’s share is stated on its own and never combined.
Excluded: spam, bots and incentive posts
Posts linked to Whisper about AI that run 64 labels spam, bot or incentive, Reddit
Labels from run 64, an open model.
n 15 posts · Reddit · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 backfilled, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper about AI that run 64 labels spam, bot or incentive, Bluesky
Labels from run 64, an open model.
n 4 posts · Bluesky · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 not started, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper about AI that run 64 labels spam, bot or incentive, YouTube
Labels from run 64, an open model.
n 1 posts · YouTube · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 not started, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper about AI that run 64 labels spam, bot or incentive, Hacker News
Labels from run 64, an open model.
n 0 posts · Hacker News · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 5 active, 2 backfilled, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper about AI that run 64 labels spam, bot or incentive, arXiv
Labels from run 64, an open model.
n 0 posts · arXiv · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 5 active, 2 backfilled, 1 partial
Each platform’s share is stated on its own and never combined.
Excluded: templated automated posts
Posts linked to Whisper that templated-repetition rule run 518 flags as one account repeating a template, Reddit
Flags from rule run 518: clusters of 4 or more near-identical posts in the week where one account posted at least half. In blind checks of samples, about 9 in 10 flags were one account repeating a template.
n 6 posts · Reddit · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 backfilled, 1 partial
Posts linked to Whisper that templated-repetition rule run 518 flags as one account repeating a template, Bluesky
Flags from rule run 518: clusters of 4 or more near-identical posts in the week where one account posted at least half. In blind checks of samples, about 9 in 10 flags were one account repeating a template.
n 0 posts · Bluesky · 14–20 Sep 2026 · 7 days: 4 active, 3 not started, 1 partial
Each platform’s share is stated on its own and never combined.
Not counted this week, so not shown: Google News and Exa.
These conditions were frozen when the reading was created and are never recomputed.
Not in this reading yet
Parts this method doesn’t produce yet. They’re named, never shown as empty.
- Frames
- Frames aren’t measured yet.
- Register
- Register isn’t measured yet.
- Frame evidence
- Quotes for frames come with frames. The quotes here are the fixed samples behind this reading’s figures.
Cite this reading
In development Published 2 Oct 2026. Release 2026-W38. Its figures never change: a correction or revision is a new reading. Cite it with its permanent link.
AIDRAN. 'Whisper', release 2026-W38, reading r_2d3d7ca1df5f (v3). Published 2 October 2026.
Permanent link /r/r_2d3d7ca1df5f
AIDRAN is the author and the publisher, so the citation names it once. Cite the permanent link, never a browse path.
Licensed CC BY 4.0: reuse it with this citation.
References
Whisper as its maker and Wikipedia describe it. Chosen by hand and checked, and not part of the measurement.
Context from the week
News and analysis about Whisper published that week, found and checked for relevance. It’s outside AIDRAN’s measurement: no figure on this page comes from it.
Notes on stored weeksWhy the Stored weeks charts hide or ring a week: 2 coverage-limited platform weeks, each with its stored reason.
W10 coverage-limited: Partial day on Reddit: partial capture on 7 March 2026
W22 coverage-limited: Partial day on Reddit: partial capture on 31 May 2026