7 Signs Your Writing Sounds Like AI (and How to Fix Each One)

You can usually tell when a text was written on autopilot. The sentences are smooth but empty, and nothing in them sounds like a real person. Here are seven patterns to look for in your own drafts, with a quick fix for each.

Fix: Mix short and long sentences. After two long ones, drop in a short one. It gives the reader room to breathe.

Words like "moreover", "furthermore" and "in conclusion" show up in almost every paragraph.

Fix: Delete most of them. If the ideas are connected, the reader will see it without a signpost.

Openings like "In today's fast-paced world..." say nothing.

Fix: Start with a specific fact, a question, or a small story.

Fix: Add one thing only you could write: a mistake you made, a number you measured, a result you saw.

Drafts often say "there are pros and cons" and stop there.

Fix: Take a position. Tell the reader what you would choose and why.

Many drafts group everything into threes.

Fix: Use as many points as the topic really needs, even if that is two or four.

Fix: End with a next step the reader can take today, or a question that makes them think.

Read your draft aloud. Wherever you stumble or feel bored, edit that part. If you want help smoothing phrasing, a rewriting tool such as RewriteAI can give you a second version to compare, but the final voice should always be yours.

Which of these seven do you catch most often in your own writing? Tell me in the comments.