Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Substack will now help users determine whether what they’re reading may have been written by AI. “The core problem is not people using AI, or the quality of its output,” Best writes. “The problem is when there is a mismatch between a reader’s expectation and reality, especially when they unwittingly invest their attention in something with no human thought on the other end.
- ▪Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Substack will now help users determine whether what they’re reading may have been written by AI.
- ▪“The core problem is not people using AI, or the quality of its output,” Best writes.
- ▪“The problem is when there is a mismatch between a reader’s expectation and reality, especially when they unwittingly invest their attention in something with no human thought on the other end.
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AICloseAIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AINewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsSubstack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no oneThe new tool can pick up on ‘Claudefishing’ across posts, comments, notes, and replies. The new tool can pick up on ‘Claudefishing’ across posts, comments, notes, and replies. by Emma RothCloseEmma RothNews WriterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Emma RothJul 21, 2026, 7:22 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: The VergeEmma RothCloseEmma RothPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage…
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