Software that helps platforms and companies verify whether online content, recommendations, and messages are real or AI-made before they show them to users.
Content provenance, detection and trust tooling
A study found a third of web pages since ChatGPT show signs of AI authorship, Perplexity cites three sites that produced 215,128 “best software” pages, and Pangram’s Max Spero says detection is harder than “Real or Fake.” With Amazon adding scam detection and Google giving publishers tools to fight AI-driven traffic losses, platforms need source tags and verification.
Projected Score
as a side gig ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)
no money or audience ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
with both ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
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The news behind it
- Sep 3, 2026 TechCrunch: Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
- Sep 3, 2026 Hacker News (Algolia): Three sites made 215,128 “best software” pages for AI. Perplexity cites them
- Sep 3, 2026 TechCrunch: PSA: Amazon’s shopping AI can now tell you if that message is a scam
- Aug 21, 2026 TechCrunch: Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses
- Aug 21, 2026 TechCrunch: A third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds
