De-AI-ify Text

AI-generated text has tells. Not because the grammar is wrong — because the rhythm is wrong. AI writes like a student trying to sound smart. Humans write like people trying to be understood.

The difference between "AI slop" and "sounds human" isn't vocabulary — it's confidence. AI hedges, over-transitions, and front-loads every paragraph with throat-clearing. Humans just say the thing.

Why AI Text Feels Off

Three things give it away every time:

1. The Cadence Problem AI writes in a monotone rhythm. Every sentence is roughly the same length. Every paragraph opens with a transition. Read it aloud and it sounds like a metronome. Human writing breathes — short punchy sentences followed by longer ones that develop the thought. Like this paragraph.

2. The Confidence Problem "It's important to note that arguably, one might consider..." — AI can't commit. It hedges because it was trained to be inoffensive. The fix isn't removing hedge words. It's making actual claims. "This works" is more human than "This could potentially be effective."