AI Code Detector – detect AI-generated code with 95% accuracy
Hey HN, I’m Henry, cofounder and CTO at Span (https://span.app/). Today we’re launching AI Code Detector, an AI code detection tool you can try in your browser. The explosion of AI generated code has created some weird problems for engineering orgs. Tools like Cursor and Copilot are used by virtually every org on the planet – but each codegen tool has its own idiosyncratic way of reporting usage. Some don’t report usage at all. Our view is that token spend will start competing with payroll spend as AI becomes more deeply ingrained in how we build software, so understanding how…
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AI Code Detector is a browser-based tool that identifies AI-generated code with 95% accuracy. It helps engineering organizations gain visibility into code created by tools like Copilot and Cursor, addressing the challenge of tracking AI tool usage across teams. As organizations increasingly rely on AI for code generation, this detector enables better understanding of AI spending and resource allocation, similar to how companies monitor traditional payroll expenses.
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Hey HN, I’m Henry, cofounder and CTO at Span (https://span.app/). Today we’re launching AI Code Detector, an AI code detection tool you can try in your browser. The explosion of AI generated code has created some weird problems for engineering orgs. Tools like Cursor and Copilot are used by virtually every org on the planet – but each codegen tool has its own idiosyncratic way of reporting usage. Some don’t report usage at all. Our view is that token spend will start competing with payroll spend as AI becomes more deeply ingrained in how we build software, so understanding how to drive proficiency, improve ROI, and allocate resources relating to AI tools will become at least as important as parallel processes on the talent side. Getting true visibility into AI-generated code is incredibly difficult. And yet it’s the number one thing customers ask us for. So we built a new approach from the ground up. Our AI Code Detector is powered by span-detect-1, a state-of-the-art model trained on millions of AI- and human-written code samples. It detects AI-generated code with 95% accuracy, and ties it to specific lines shipped into production. Within the Span platform, it’ll give teams a clear view into AI’s real impact on velocity, quality, and ROI. It does have some limitations. Most notably, it only works for TypeScript and Python code. We are adding support for more languages: Java, Ruby, and C# are next. Its accuracy is around 95% today, and we’re working on improving that, too. If you’d like to take it for a spin, you can run a code snippet here (https://code-detector.ai/) and get results in about five seconds. We also have a more narrative-driven microsite (https://www.span.app/detector) that my marketing team says I have to share. Would love your thoughts, both on the tool itself and your own experiences. I’ll be hanging out in the comments to answer questions, too.
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