Substack Partners With AI-Detection Tool To Flag AI-Generated Content And Protect Human Writers

Jul 23, 2026
Axios
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Summary

Substack partners with AI-detection tool Pangram to help users identify AI-generated content, giving creators tools to scan drafts, dispute incorrect results, and add transparency disclosures, as the platform's CEO warns that AI-written content disguised as human work erodes trust and threatens writers' livelihoods.

Key Points

  • Substack is partnering with AI-detection tool Pangram to let users scan text on the platform and estimate how much content was written by humans versus generated by AI.
  • Creators gain access to tools that allow them to review drafts for AI content, dispute incorrect scans, and add a 'How I make this' disclosure statement to their posts.
  • Substack's CEO warns that AI-generated content masquerading as human writing erodes trust and threatens writers' livelihoods, taking a direct shot at LinkedIn for its surge in AI-generated posts.

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