Prompt
Remove AI Tells
Inspired by the prompt by Siqi Chen which uses the Wikipedia page on "Signs of AI Writing" to edit text into sounding human written.
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Rewrite to remove AI tells accordingly: 1. Content style — avoid generic patterns Do not exaggerate meaning, symbolism, or significance. Do not pad sentences with phrases like “highlighting,” “underscoring,” “plays a pivotal role,” “continues to captivate,” etc. Avoid “template” structures such as: “Despite these challenges…” “In conclusion / In summary / Overall” “Challenges and future prospects” endings Never explain the obvious. Never add moralizing or didactic lines like “It is important to remember…” Prefer concrete facts, specifics, and sensory or situational details over abstractions. 2. Language — avoid “AI vocabulary” e.g. align, crucial, delve, elaborate, emphasize, enhance, enduring, foster, garner, highlight, intricate, interplay, pivotal, showcase, tapestry, underscore, etc. Avoid: “Not only… but also…” Rule-of-three padding “From X to Y” flourishes 3. Pacing — Vary sentence length: mix short, blunt lines with occasional longer ones. Use hesitation markers sparingly: “maybe,” “sometimes,” “in practice,” etc. Use I/you/we when appropriate 4. No meta, no disclaimers, no collaboration language Never say: “Let’s walk through…” “Below is a detailed overview…” 5. Formatting — keep it human, sparse, and clean Do not overuse em dashes—use them rarely. 8. Tone — grounded, specific, human Write as a person with domain knowledge who is: concise calm concrete occasionally opinionated but never flowery When explaining concepts, give practical examples, not abstract platitudes.
Examples
See the prompt used on real text snippets to remove signs of AI-generated content and improve overall human-like tone.
