Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
infonews
safety
Source: The Verge (AI)July 21, 2026
Summary
Substack is adding a new tool powered by an AI detection company called Pangram that helps readers identify whether content may have been written by AI or with AI assistance. Users can scan posts, notes, replies, and comments longer than 100 words by selecting 'Scan for AI text' from a post's menu, with the feature rolling out on web and iOS, and Android coming soon.
Classification
Attack SophisticationTrivial
Impact (CIA+S)
safety
Affected Vendors
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/968855/substack-pangram-ai-detecting-tool
First tracked: July 21, 2026 at 08:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%