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TL;DR for AI writing warning signs:

  • Use of the em-dash (โ€”)
  • Parallel sentence structure (e.g. "It's not just X, it's Y")
  • Grouping things in threes or at least odd numbers
  • Delineating line breaks with emojis
  • Odd/unnatural verbiage
  • Overuse of filler words (talking like your average LinkedIn post)
  • Exaggerated and empty praise
  • Weird analogies and similes
  • Restating and overclarifying points

TL;DR for signs something was written by a human:

  • Including anecdotes
  • Written in the first person
  • Tangents and nonlinear storytelling
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[โ€“] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 day ago

This is the issue. It's not that this is "LLM writing style". It is just formal writing. The thing is most people write like third graders, so these stick out with good reason, just not that 'it is AI'.

In general there aren't good ways to tell TBH. Literally giving it the command to 'not write like an AI' would make half of these disappear.

Having the AI edit a text for you would add some of these. Not because it is AI, but because that's proper writing.