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On November 4, 2026, Ethan Mollick stated that AI spam comments on X have gotten out of control, but that they would actually be easy to stop if companies were willing. He ran a small experiment and found that simply combining at least five comments and testing them with Pangram was enough to filter out spam content without mistakenly flagging real users. There have been no further developments so far.
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Ethan Mollick: Pangram can easily filter AI spam comments on X
Ethan Mollick believes that AI spam comments on X have spiraled out of control, but if the company were willing, it would actually be easy to stop. He ran a small experiment and found that simply combining at least five comments and checking them with Pangram was enough to filter out spam content without falsely flagging real users.