Dev warns: Pangram AI detector doesn't work and shouldn't be taken seriously
jdjohnson · x · 2026-10-06
jdjohnson issued a periodic reminder that Pangram, a widely used AI text detector, does not work and should not be used seriously, with supporting evidence attached. The claim raises concerns about false positives from AI detectors used by schools and platforms to flag AI-generated text.
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