AI/TECH
Substack Adds AI Detector to Spot Ghost-Written Blogs
Substack is dropping a new tool to scan posts, notes, and comments, helping you figure out if what you're reading was written by an actual human.
theverge.comSubstack is rolling out a new tool that scans posts, notes, replies, and comments to estimate how much text is AI-generated or AI-assisted. Announced in a blog post on Tuesday, the feature uses perplexity and natural language processing to identify predictability in content.
- Substack is rolling out an AI-detecting tool to scan platform content.
- The tool analyzes posts, notes, replies, and comments for AI generation.
- It provides an estimate of how much text is written with AI assistance.
- AI writing detectors use perplexity and natural language processing to spot patterns.
WHY THIS MATTERSWHY THIS MATTERS: You are constantly swimming through an ocean of AI-generated sludge disguised as thought leadership. This tool gives you a baseline reality check so you don't spend your limited scrolling time reading essays manufactured by a server farm.