Substack's new tool tells you who's been writing their newsletters with AI

Substack has integrated with AI writing detection software, Pangram, allowing users to scan content within the app for an estimate of AI-generated text. This move aims to increase transparency and trust in content, distinguishing human effort from AI assistance. While potentially impacting short-term business by revealing AI usage, it’s intended to foster long-term credibility and combat ‘AI slop’.

• Substack now integrates with Pangram, an AI writing detection software.
• Users can scan posts, comments, and replies in the Substack app to estimate AI-generated content.
• The feature aims to increase transparency and build trust in content, distinguishing human authors.
• In the short term, this could expose AI-heavy newsletters, potentially affecting Substack’s reputation.
• Long-term, it’s expected to combat low-quality AI content and encourage user trust.
• The tool is available for content over 100 characters.
• Writers can optionally add an AI author’s note to disclose AI usage.
• The feature encourages writers to explain their content creation process.
• Publishers can pre-scan their drafts and report potential errors.
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