{
  "id": 5133789,
  "title": "Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pangrams-max-spero-on-why-ai-detection-is-harder-than-real-or-fake",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T17:18:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/video/pangrams-max-spero-on-why-ai-detection-is-harder-than-real-or-fake/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The internet grapples with a trust crisis, not solely due to the deluge of AI-generated content. AI-generated text and imagery are infiltrating various domains like job applications, product reviews, and insurance claims, prompting platforms and users to hunt for the genuine. A cluster of startups, including Pangram, have emerged in recent years to provide the much-needed \"trust layer\" on the web. Pangram recently secured $9 million in funding for its AI detection system and forged a partnership with Substack, which is now deploying the startup's technology to identify which of their favorite authors employ AI for writing their newsletters. Pangram has also unveiled a fresh AI image detection tool. Max Spero, co-founder and CEO of Pangram, joined TechCrunch's Equity podcast to discuss the potential of AI detection tools and where to delineate between AI-aided and AI-generated content.",
  "summary": "The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews, and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike scrambling to figure out what’s real. A handful of startups have cropped up in the past couple of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}