Pangram's false positive rate is 'nearly random,' yet it's becoming the standard AI detector
mike64_t · x · 2026-09-03
A user argues that Pangram is becoming the de facto standard for detecting AI-generated text despite a ridiculously high false positive rate — effectively random. Even with good intentions, positioning itself as 'the tool to detect slop' while this dysfunctional does more harm than good, raising concerns about the damage as it gets adopted as a standardized tool in academic institutions.
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