In a Forbes Councils profile published Jan. 20, 2026, ZeroGPT co-founder and CEO Rawad Baroud described the company’s effort to address concerns about AI-generated content. He said ZeroGPT is working to broaden its detector into a verification layer with improved classification, explanations, language and format coverage, and workflows for education, publishing and businesses.
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https://councils.forbes.com/executive-spotlight/building-trust-in-the-age-of-ai-how-rawad-baroud-is-establishing-new-standards-for-content-integrity
The inspiration for ZeroGPT came from observing a fundamental shift in digital communication. "As generative AI became widely available, the internet—and many professional and academic environments—began facing a new trust gap," Baroud explains. "We started this journey to help close that gap by giving people reliable tools to verify authenticity and encourage responsible, ethical use of AI."