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I tested Pangram, the ‘black light’ of AI detection built by ex-Tesla and Google engineers — here’s how well it worked

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I tested Pangram, the ‘black light’ of AI detection built by ex-Tesla and Google engineers — here's how well it worked

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Those with a subscription can take advantage of 600 AI scans a month (billed at $150/month), plus a browser extension, which is essentially like a black light over the internet to see what is human and what is AI-generated.

As someone who writes about AI for a living and put Pangram’s AI detector to the test, I have to say it’s great for checking product reviews, evaluating website content for authenticity and so much more.
How Pangram works

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By going to Pangram.com, users will see a box on the right to check for AI. Without logging in, users can paste their text or upload an entire document. From there, once the text is scanned for AI, users will see not only the results but understand the outcome. For example, even if something is written partially by a human, the tool will pull out the parts that were written by AI, clearly showing that it is a hybrid piece.

When AI is detected, the tool highlights words or phrases that look suspicious. At one point in my testing, after writing directly into the text box on the site, I had to go back to Max and ask why I was getting an “AI detected” result. This was odd to me especially since I was literally typing the words and not copying from Gemini or ChatGPT. Was it just because we ChatGPT is changing the way we speak? Turns out, I had used a marketing phrase that the tool considered most likely AI.
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I had a lot of fun testing the browser on Amazon. I checked everything from reviews to product descriptions and quickly discovered that a lot of text was written by AI. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think many are quick to judge, but in a world where AI is increasingly becoming part of our daily workflow, it’s something that we need to get used to.

Sellers might have an incredible product but not have the words to articulate what makes it great. Using AI writing tools can help them quickly get the words out in a more poetic way. But for me, AI generated reviews feel disingenuous if they have been completely written by AI.

By the way, Writer AI detector, didn’t detect a drop of AI text from the Amazon product description.

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Pangram is detailed, but not perfect

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As mentioned, there were times when a test appeared to be written by AI but it was actually written by a human. The team at Pangram acknowledged that they are still working on the few times this happened and appreciated the feedback.

For those eager to try this tool, especially teachers, professors or those in the corporate world, it’s important to acknowledge that some phrases, though human, have become overly used by AI, which might make them come across as wholly written by a bot. Pangram actually lists a few of them on the site. Does this mean we, as humans, need to stop using those words? I don’t think so. I still proudly use the em dash even though it’s become a marker for AI generated text.
Bottom line
After spending time with Pangram, I’m convinced this thoughtfully built platform is helping to solve how we can maintain trust in digital content. Pangram isn’t taking an alarmist stance, it offers transparency, giving context behind the content regardless of how the text was written (or generated).

I believe that level of nuance matters, especially as AI becomes more deeply woven into our everyday communication — from product listings and resumes to blog posts and school essays.
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