Former Googler Deedy Das has accused Deepinder Goyal of using artificial intelligence to write his social media posts about gig workers. It suggests that Zomat’s founder used AI for his viral post on Twitter (now X) on January 2. Goyal’s post has garnered 2.8 million views.
It was part of Deepinder Goyal’s direct response to the nationwide strike by concert workers in late December. Unions disrupted New Year’s services and demanded higher wages and social security.
“Prominent CEOs of companies like Zomato are now using ChatGPT to do crisis communications/PR (and it’s working!). It used to be a job for a senior marketing guy. Most don’t notice AI writing in the wild, but it’s changing how people communicate before our eyes,” he wrote.
Das shared a screenshot of the “Fully AI-generated” Pangram AI detector verdict for Goyal’s post on social media.
Many users questioned the authenticity of AI detectors. In the comments section of Deedy Das’s post, they claimed that AI detectors often make mistakes. Das replied.
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Deedy Das responded to criticism regarding AI detection tools. He clarified that not all detectors work the same. Their accuracy varies widely, he agreed. According to him, many detectors work poorly and should not be treated as equals.
But he defended his confidence in Pangram, saying it’s the only tool he’s seen that’s been independently evaluated with a false-positive and false-negative rate below 0.5%, he said. According to a former Facebook technologist, this external validation sets it apart from other tools on the market.
He also added that based on his personal observation, Pangram did not make obvious mistakes, such as mislabeling documents like the Constitution as created by AI. At the same time, he insisted that he remains open to being proven wrong if credible evidence is presented.
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“I haven’t seen things like detect constitution as AI obviously go wrong like some detectors do. Regardless, open to be proven wrong,” he wrote.
One Twitter user used the screenshot to directly ask Deepinder Goyal if he used AI to write the post. The eternal CEO responded with a single word: “No.
Deepinder Goyal’s response to AI allegations(Screengrabs from X)
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Many social media users defended Deepinder Goyal even as he used AI to write or improve his writing.
“There is a concept of using AI to polish – after you note down your own thoughts. His post clearly has his heart in the right place,” wrote one.
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“Needless to say it captured the emotion really well,” commented another.
Another user commented: “I’m pretty sure he wrote a draft and then handed it over to the AI to polish and fine-tune. It’s too detailed and emotional for an AI to come up with on a challenge.”
What did Deepinder Goyal write?
In an emotionally charged post on social media, Deepinder Goyal says the discomfort around the gig economy isn’t just about money or labor rights. It’s about visibility and guilt.
For centuries, the poor remained invisible to the rich. Their work took place far away and allowed people to enjoy comfort without directly confronting inequality.
The gig economy has changed that by bringing delivery workers to people’s doorsteps. Seeing their exhaustion, inequality is personal, says the Zomat founder in his post.
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Goyal argues that much of the debate stems from this emotional turmoil rather than a pure concern for dignity. He warns that banning or over-regulating concert activity will eliminate livelihoods and push workers back into dangerous, informal jobs.
This, he says, is helping the rich regain their comfort. Society must face this discomfort and improve conditions, rather than hiding inequality again.
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