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The detector will be built by fine-tuning a DistilBERT classifier, a method similar to Pangram models, which are believed to power Substack's AI detection feature.
The author details the method: fine-tuning a DistilBERT classifier, similar to the Pangram models he believes back Substack's AI detection feature. ✦ AI generated
the author · Ahead of AI · 2026-08-15 · original ↗
Here, we are going to develop a method similar to Pangram models, which, as far as I know, are behind Substack AI detection feature. ... For this, we are going to fine-tune a DistilBERT classifier (similar to what I described in one of my early Substack articles, Finetuning Large Language Models), but more details on that later when we get to that stage.
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- ·Fine-tune a DistilBERT classifier to detect AI text
- ·Method similar to Pangram models
- ·Pangram models believed to power Substack's AI detection
- ·Approach described in author's early Substack article
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