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The internet has a trust problem, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI\u00a0slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews,\u00a0and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike scrambling to figure out\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A handful of startups have cropped up in the past couple of years to become the \u201ctrust layer\u201d the internet needs \u2014 including Pangram. The startup\u00a0recently\u00a0snapped up\u00a0$9 million<\/a>\u00a0for its AI detection system and\u00a0landed a\u00a0partnership with Substack<\/a>, which is now using Pangram\u2019s tech to show readers which of their favorite authors use AI to write their newsletters.\u00a0Pangram also recently dropped a new AI image detection tool.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch as\u00a0Pangram co-founder\u00a0and CEO Max Spero\u00a0joins TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity<\/a>\u00a0podcast\u00a0to dig\u00a0into the promise of AI detection tools and where to draw the line between AI\u00a0assisted\u00a0and AI generated.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. You\u00a0also can\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n