Not All AI Content Is Bad
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/as-ai-content-floods-the-internet-pangram-raises-9m-to-detect-it/
Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model in research preview.
Filed July 29, 2026 at 8:38 am
The pendulum is going to swing the other way on this one. Panagram is jumping on the fear that exists around AI and the "AI Slop" framing of anything generated by AI. But the reality is that someone using AI to help them write is not the same thing as 100% AI generated and autonomously published content.
I use AI to assist with writing, research, ideation all the time. But when I hit publish, I stand behind the content. I've researched it. I've directed it. I'm not shy about that. But hey, let the witch hunts begin.