Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
TechCrunch 1 month ago 40 ● 2 sources
Pangram bought in funding and partnered with Substack to deploy its AI detection for identifying which newsletter authors use AI.
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Wednesday, 2 September 2026
We’re ‘dangerously close’ to dead internet theory, says Pangram’s CEO
TechCrunch 1 month ago 31 ● 2 sources
Pangram’s CEO Max Spero said the internet is dangerously close to “dead internet theory” as AI-generated text and images spread into applications, reviews, and claims, making provenance harder to verify. Pangram raised $9 million for its AI detection system and partnered with Substack to mark AI use in newsletters. As a result, platforms are starting to deploy detection tooling and draw new lines between AI-assisted and AI-generated content, with higher risk from false positives on sensitive material.
llm-gemini 0.34
Simon Willison’s Weblog 1 month ago 18 ● 2 sources
Simon Willison posted a brief titled “llm-gemini 0.34” as part of a monthly LLM digest. It went up on 2 September 2026 and advertises a $10/month sponsorship option. The only change described is that readers can pay to get (or support) the curated email digest; no substantive new LLM development is detailed.
The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
The Verge 1 month ago 34 ● 2 sources
The Trump administration intervened in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, filing a statement that supports OpenAI’s fair-use argument for training AI on copyrighted text. The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 and seeks billions of dollars in damages from both Microsoft and OpenAI. The filing adds government support to OpenAI’s position and could influence how the court applies the fair-use doctrine to large language model training.
Google is sending MrBeast into the wilderness, armed with AI
The Verge 1 month ago 37
Google is partnering with MrBeast on a multi-year set of videos that uses Gemini, Google Health, and Fitbit Air. The first video releases on September 5 and has him use Gemini for wilderness survival advice while teams attempt the jungle, desert, and Arctic. The change is that upcoming MrBeast episodes will incorporate Google AI and related health and fitness products for planning and in-the-moment survival decisions.
Causal
Product Hunt 1 month ago 24
Causal launched an AI Powered Canvas for planning visual projects. The launch is described as happening today. It introduces features like AI-assisted idea organisation, MCP connections for handing off to external agents, and a native agent to manage images, inspiration, notes, and custom widgets.
BrickForgerAI
Product Hunt 1 month ago 14
BrickForgerAI launched a tool that turns a text prompt into a buildable LEGO-compatible brick set with generated mesh and instructions. It uses a 55 part brick library to voxelize, tile, and structurally check designs. As a result, outputs now include a .rldr file, a parts list, and step-by-step PDF instructions for assembling the model.