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How Not to Sound Like AI

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Written by Iris
Updated over 3 months ago

False Positive Content

AI content detection tools use the dataset of existing content to predict the most likely words and phrases used for the related topic. The more predictable the piece of text is, the more likely it is AI writing. At least, that’s how the program scores the text. Therefore, your text can be detected as a false positive.


If you haven’t used any AI tools, but your text shows a high percentage of AI, we recommend you do the following:

  • If it is higher than 20%, review the highlighted sentences, consider why the detector highlighted them, and edit the necessary sentences.

  • If it is lower than 20%, explain to the customer that some sentences are underlined as false positives.


AI Red Flags

In order to edit the text falsely marked as generated by AI easily, you need to know the red flags of artificial intelligence, i.e., those features characteristic of Chat GPT and other similar programs. The main red flags relate to the paper's most important components, namely structure, content, grammar, and style, so we will consider them in that order.

Structure

  • Uneven length of paragraphs.

  • Absence of topic and concluding sentences.

  • A thesis statement is not restated in the conclusion.

Content

  • Poor Thesis Statement.

  • Confusing Content.

Grammar

  • Broken sentence structure.

  • Overused can+verb and lead to.

Style

  • Repetitive transitional words such as Additionally, In addition, Moreover, Furthermore, On the other hand, etc.

  • Repetitive phrases like it is essential/crucial/critical/central/vital etc.

  • Frequent repetitions.

    List of Words and Phrases Often Used by AI

It’s important to note

Bustling

Take a dive into

Delve into

In summary or In conclusion

Navigating i.e. "Navigating the landscape" "Navigating the complexities of"

Tapestry

Remember that

Landscape, i.e., "The landscape of...."

Testament, i.e., "a testament to..."

In the world of

Realm

Embark

Unveil

Unleash

Do This When Your Text Is Detected as AI

  • Rephrase sentence structure and format.

  • Use synonyms and similar words.

  • Use active voice.

  • Avoid jargon and complex terms (as long as they meet the requirements).

  • Share personal perspectives

Although AI is useful in many cases, it often harms academic writers more. Thus, avoid using AI and always check your texts on several checkers to prevent misunderstandings with clients, revisions, and cancellations.

TOP AI Checkers We Use and Recommend

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Presentation

More detailed information and examples you will find in this presentation.

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