Today’s post is short and sweet, and hopefully sheds some light on all the controversy around AI scanning and detection here on Substack.
In case you were blissfully unaware, Substack recently announced that we can now scan our own and other people’s work to determine whether it is AI-generated.
This is the article, in case you missed it:
However, there seems to be plenty of uproar specifically related to the detection tool they call Pangram. Seems it’s not as accurate (or even remotely accurate) as users might think, as pointed out in one Reddit thread I found.
Somebody experimented with the tool on a post published in 2008, before AI even existed the way it does now, and Pangram determined that the piece was AI-generated.
Below is a screenshot of the intro post for the Reddit thread; this link takes you to the entire thread.
If you’d like to test your own content before publishing a post, you’ll find the tool in your post settings, just below the scheduling tool.
I tested the post you’re reading right now and below is the result, which is 100% accurate.
It means whatever you let it mean. If a tool detects AI content in something written in 2008, you be the judge on how much you trust the tool.
In the meantime, I will disclose that YES, I 100% use AI assistance for many things related to running my business and idea generation. I also use it for YouTube editing and description writing.
I do NOT write full posts using AI, but I do allow it to summarize, organize, and help me create materials for some of my offers.
As a moody midlifer who seizes every opportunity to SAVE TIME, why wouldn’t I use it?? It just gives me more time for the important things, such as refilling my bird feeders and making tea. 😆
If you run an online business and do not use AI in this day and age, you’re missing out on having an admin assistant for a mere $20/month.
And whether you “think” you’re not using AI, even if you dabble in Grammarly, sorry, but that qualifies as AI. Probably even your Canva use qualifies.
Once again, here is the link to Substack’s post on their AI detection tool and I highly encourage you to read it if AI is a topic of interest to you pertaining to Substack writing.
Let’s have a discussion! Were you aware of this new tool? If not, and now that you are, does it concern you that someone could potentially think that your content is AI-generated even if it’s not?
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