90% of US working hours are spent on tasks not covered well by AI benchmarks
Hacker News story from mercor.com, 355 comments
Best rank#1
Peak score99
Hours in top 104
First seenOct 16, 2026
Points history
From 37 real hourly snapshots (Oct 16, 2026 18:05 UTC to Oct 18, 2026 04:05 UTC). Nothing is interpolated.
Momentum: +66 points in 15h, 419 points total
Top-10 appearances
| Run | Rank | Score | points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 02:55 UTC | #7 | 95 | 419 |
| Oct 16, 2026 18:50 UTC | #4 | 96 | 167 |
| Oct 16, 2026 18:35 UTC | #1 | 99 | 144 |
| Oct 16, 2026 18:05 UTC | #1 | 99 | 74 |
Days in the archive: 2026-10-17, 2026-10-16
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