Pangram’s CEO wants to expose everyone’s AI slop habit
Installing Pangram in your web browser feels a bit like having X-ray vision. Suddenly you can see how much artificial intelligence slop is quietly coursing through the modern internet. Pangram knows which of your LinkedIn connections have been posting with Claude or ChatGPT, and how many viral Reddit posts are betraying the site’s claims of being authentically human. Maybe you had suspicions—too…
Pangram CEO Max Spero aims to reveal the widespread use of artificial intelligence in the modern internet. His company's technology can detect whether a particular LinkedIn connection has been using AI writing tools like Claude or ChatGPT, and which viral Reddit posts betray the site's claims of being genuinely human. By marking posts as "AI," "Human," or somewhere in between, Pangram provides concrete proof of AI use.
The Brooklyn-based startup, which recently raised $9 million in funding led by Menlo Ventures, is expanding its services to include AI image and video detection. Pangram's founder and CEO believes that people need to be confident about what is AI-generated before they can express their dissatisfaction over its increasing presence in various forms of communication.
Some of the notable works that Pangram has identified as AI-generated include an award-winning short story, a popular novel, a billionaire's Wall Street Journal column, and even posts from Pope Leo XIV on X. As AI writing tools become more sophisticated, defining the line between human and AI-generated content will become increasingly challenging.
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