A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that nearly 30% of STEM PhD dissertation abstracts submitted in the US this year contained AI-generated text, up from under 2% in 2023. The study, which analyzed over 226,000 dissertations using the detection tool Pangram, also found that graduates whose dissertations showed AI-generated text were more likely to go into industry jobs and less likely to pursue academic careers.
nature.com
· 2026-10-16
Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell has acknowledged using AI chatbots while writing opinion pieces and academic articles, after a Semafor investigation flagged one of his Washington Post columns as 100 percent AI-generated by the Pangram detection tool. A follow-up analysis by student paper The Dartmouth found nine of his post-2022 works scored a median of 96 percent AI-written, compared to 100 percent human-written scores for his pre-ChatGPT work. Schnell maintains he retains full authorship, saying AI was used only for tasks like language refinement and copyediting.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-26
Pangram, an AI-detection service, has released a new integration for Gmail that scans incoming messages and flags those it believes were written by artificial intelligence. The tool aims to help users quickly identify AI-generated 'slop' mixed in with genuine human correspondence.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-17
LinkedIn introduced a feature letting users flag posts they suspect are low-quality AI-generated content, and more than a million people used it within the first two weeks. Chief product officer Hari Srinivasan said member views of flagged AI content have dropped 40% since the tool launched, though he acknowledged more work remains.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-27
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller published a Wall Street Journal op-ed criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and readers quickly flagged telltale AI-generated phrasing using detection tools like Pangram. Druckenmiller confirmed he used AI to draft the piece, comparing it to using a calculator, and WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot backed the decision not to disclose AI assistance, calling AI use a 'fact of modern life.'
futurism.com
· 2026-08-26
LinkedIn revealed that its feedback button letting users flag suspected AI-generated posts has been used more than a million times since debuting July 30. The company says combining these reports with updated detection systems has reduced views of flagged 'AI slop' content by 40% in recent weeks, and it now notifies authors when their posts draw such flags.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-23
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