{"id":604175,"date":"2026-08-25T13:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/604175\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:36:07","slug":"ai-detectors-like-pangram-are-everywhere-but-arent-always-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/604175\/","title":{"rendered":"AI detectors like Pangram are everywhere but aren’t always accurate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detector says<\/p>\n

Human-written<\/p>\n

Click the phrases below to swap them out and see how the detector\u2019s response changes.<\/p>\n

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August 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDTJust now<\/p>\n

Hours after the pope released a 47-page document warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence, accusations began to fly on social media. The encyclical published late in May<\/a> was partially AI-generated, according to a popular app called Pangram marketed as an \u201cAI detector.\u201d Did the pope use AI to write about AI? <\/p>\n

In a world filling up with AI-generated slop<\/a>, AI detectors offer a tantalizing solution. Some teachers use them to flag suspicious writing from students, and they create potent fuel for online accusations or shaming. But although researchers have found Pangram to be accurate in many contexts, AI detectors of all kinds remain fallible.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post fed the AI-generated text below into Pangram. Can you flip the detector to say it\u2019s human-written? Click the phrases to swap each one for text written by a person.<\/p>\n

Which phrases sound the most AI-generated?<\/p>\n

Click phrases to swap them until the detector says Human-written<\/p>\n

The hot dog is not something we’ll ever agree onoccupies a philosophical gray zone. By strict definition, filling between bread, \u2014 filling between bread \u2014 it qualifies as a sandwich. But the hinged bun creates a different texture and feelstructural and cultural distinction that is intuitively different.feels meaningfully different. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter: call it what you want, just put mustard on it.<\/p>\n

Detector says<\/p>\n

AI-generated<\/p>\n

What each edit did<\/p>\n

No edits yet<\/p>\n

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