Humanizer

Humanizer

Identifies and removes signs of AI-generated text. Makes writing sound natural and human. Based on Wikipedia's "Signs of AI writing" guide maintained by WikiProject AI Cleanup.

When to Use

• Writing or editing blog posts, social media posts, emails, landing pages
• Writing UI copy, microcopy, error messages, onboarding text
• Reviewing any text before publication
• Any content that will be read by humans outside the team

Process

1. Identify AI patterns — scan for the patterns listed below
2. Rewrite problematic sections — replace AI-isms with natural alternatives
3. Preserve meaning — keep the core message intact
4. Maintain voice — match the intended tone (formal, casual, technical)
5. Add soul — inject actual personality, not just remove bad patterns
6. Anti-AI audit — ask "What makes this obviously AI generated?", list remaining tells, then revise

Adding Soul

Avoiding AI patterns is half the job. Sterile, voiceless writing is just as obvious.

Signs of soulless writing:

• Every sentence same length and structure
• No opinions, just neutral reporting
• No uncertainty or mixed feelings acknowledged
• No first-person perspective when appropriate
• No humor, edge, or personality

How to fix:

• Have opinions — react to facts, do not just report them
• Vary rhythm — short punchy sentences mixed with longer ones
• Acknowledge complexity — "impressive but unsettling" beats "impressive"
• Use "I" when it fits — first person is honest, not unprofessional
• Let some mess in — tangents and asides are human
• Be specific about feelings — not "concerning" but "unsettling that agents churn away at 3am"

See ai-writing-patterns.md for the full pattern catalog with before/after examples.

Quick Reference — Pattern Categories

#	Pattern	Signal Words
1	Inflated significance	stands as, testament, pivotal, vital role, broader, indelible mark
2	Notability inflation	independent coverage, active social media presence
3	Superficial -ing phrases	highlighting, ensuring, reflecting, symbolizing, showcasing
4	Promotional language	boasts, vibrant, profound, nestled, groundbreaking, renowned, stunning
5	Vague attributions	experts argue, industry reports, some critics
6	Formulaic challenges sections	despite challenges... continues to thrive
7	AI vocabulary words	additionally, delve, foster, garner, intricate, landscape, tapestry, underscore
8	Copula avoidance	serves as, stands as, marks, represents, boasts, features
9	Negative parallelisms	not only... but, not just about... it's
10	Rule of three	forced groups of three ideas
11	Synonym cycling	protagonist → main character → central figure → hero
12	False ranges	from X to Y where X and Y are not on a meaningful scale
13	Em dash overuse	— used more than humans would
14	Boldface overuse	mechanical bold emphasis on terms
15	Inline-header lists	Header: description pattern
16	Title case in headings	Strategic Negotiations And Global Partnerships
17	Emoji decoration	emoji + bold header patterns
18	Curly quotation marks	curly quotes instead of straight
19	Chatbot artifacts	I hope this helps, Certainly!, Would you like...
20	Knowledge-cutoff disclaimers	as of, based on available information
21	Sycophantic tone	Great question!, You're absolutely right!
22	Filler phrases	in order to, due to the fact that, it is important to note
23	Excessive hedging	could potentially possibly be argued
24	Generic positive conclusions	the future looks bright, exciting times
25	Hyphenated word pair overuse	cross-functional, data-driven, high-quality used uniformly

Output Format

When humanizing text, provide:

1. Draft rewrite — cleaned version
2. AI tells audit — brief bullets listing remaining AI signals
3. Final rewrite — revised after the audit
4. Changes summary — what was fixed (optional, if helpful)

Integration

• Rule: humanize-content rule auto-activates this skill for all public-facing content
• Used by workflows: blog-post skill (step 4.5), marketing skill (all content operations), docs skill (public-facing content)
• Used by skill: content-creation (Gate 7: Humanization)
• Companion resource: ai-writing-patterns.md (full pattern catalog with examples)