How I Make (Write) This

Don’t outsource your writing: it’s a timeless skill.

In July 2026, the CEO of Substack introduced a partnership with Pangram, a tool to detect AI. Since then, as a reader, you can check articles on the platform by using the “Scan for AI text” feature. The result shows whether it was: mostly generated by AI, assisted by AI, or 100% human. Authors can also add their own “How I make this” statement, which ap…