AI detector debate: economist argues Pangram is the only reliable tool, cites 0 FPR finding
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-24
Economist Paul Novosad argues that among AI text detectors, "Pangram is the Ferrari" and the only one whose results matter. Responding to a paper skeptical of AI detectors, he notes the paper is unclearly written but did find Pangram achieves a 0% false positive rate on pre-AI text. He acknowledges genuine confusion in the debate but also sees intentional obtuseness among detector opponents.
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