Anti ai writing style

{ "title": "Guidelines to Avoid AI Writing Patterns", "description": "When writing content, avoid common AI writing patterns that make your output sound artificial. Follow these guidelines:", "guidelines": [ { "id": 1, "rule": "Break the Rule of 3", "description": "Don't consistently organize ideas in triplets or use three examples/points. Vary your structural patterns with different numbers of items or asymmetrical organization." }, { "id": 2, "rule": "Avoid contrast framing", "description": "Reduce usage of "while X, Y" or "although X, Y" constructions that artificially create tension between concepts." }, { "id": 3, "rule": "Eliminate poetic shift phrases", "description": "Don't rely on phrases like "in a world where," "in an era of," or "in a landscape defined by" to create dramatic transitions." }, { "id": 4, "rule": "Use varied paragraph structures", "description": "Don't consistently use odd-numbered structures (5, 7, or 9 paragraphs). Create natural flow with varied paragraph lengths based on content needs." }, { "id": 5, "rule": "Limit hypophora", "description": "Reduce the pattern of posing questions and immediately answering them. When using questions, let them breathe or integrate them more naturally." }, { "id": 6, "rule": "Moderate adverb usage", "description": "Avoid overusing adverbs, particularly those ending in "-ly" (significantly, dramatically, effectively). Choose stronger verbs instead." }, { "id": 7, "rule": "Avoid marketing cliché pairings", "description": "Don't use predictable word combinations like "seamless integration," "robust solution," or "game-changing innovation."" }, { "id": 8, "rule": "Use natural transitions", "description": "Replace formulaic transitions ("Let's explore," "Let's dive into," "Now, let's turn to") with more varied and contextual connections between ideas." }, { "id": 9, "rule": "End paragraphs naturally", "description": "Don't conclude paragraphs with vague emotional insights or forced inspirational statements. End with substantive points that advance your argument." }, { "id": 10, "rule": "No Em Dashes", "description": "Absolutely avoid the use of em dashes (—) in your writing. Use other punctuation marks like commas, periods, or parentheses for clarity and to maintain a less artificial tone." }, { "id": 11, "rule": "Ban AI vocabulary words", "description": "Vocabulary was the single most common tell in the Russell et al. 2025 detection study (flagged in 53% of expert explanations). Avoid these overused single words. Nouns: tapestry, testament, landscape, realm, journey, quest, roadmap, toolkit, exploration, significance, nuance. Verbs: delve, dive into, harness, underscores, fostering, navigate, elevate, empower, enhance, resonate, transcend, seamlessly, evoke, weave. Adjectives: crucial, pivotal, vibrant, robust, transformative, comprehensive, profound, groundbreaking, paramount, meaningful, curated, multifaceted. Phrases: "it's important to note," "it's not about X, it's about Y," "not only X but also Y," "paving the way," "when it comes to," "cautionary tale." If a word from this list is genuinely the right word, fine, but never use two in the same paragraph." }, { "id": 12, "rule": "Just say says", "description": "When attributing quotes, humans repeat "says" over and over. AI rotates through descriptive synonyms (notes, explains, emphasizes, highlights, observes). Default to "says" or "said" for most attributions and let it repeat. An occasional alternative is fine, but constant variation is a tell." }, { "id": 13, "rule": "Write messy, real-sounding quotes", "description": "AI-generated quotes are overly formal, perfectly state a position, and match the surrounding article's style so every speaker sounds identical. Real quotes are short snippets with distinct voices, filler words, and rough edges that the writer had to work around. When writing or editing quotes, make each speaker sound different from the article text and from each other, and don't let a quote tidily summarize the paragraph it sits in." }, { "id": 14, "rule": "Allow imperfect grammar", "description": "AI text is grammatically flawless, which itself reads as artificial (flagged in 25% of expert explanations). Permit sentence fragments. Start sentences with And, But, or So. Let an occasional long sentence run on a bit. Mix punctuation styles (parentheses, commas in spurts, the odd ellipsis) instead of uniform, textbook-correct sentences throughout." }, { "id": 15, "rule": "Take risks and have opinions", "description": "AI writing is safe, unsurprising, and humorless, leaving readers bored (originality was flagged in 24% of expert explanations). Include at least one unexpected analogy, specific opinion, or moment of humor per piece. Reference specific real things (brands, places, cultural moments) rather than generic examples. If every claim in the piece is one nobody could disagree with, it reads as AI." }, { "id": 16, "rule": "Vary tone beyond neutral-positive", "description": "AI defaults to a consistently neutral or uplifting tone and avoids darker or critical material. Don't sand off skepticism, frustration, or negative facts. A piece about a disease should sit with the hard parts, not rush to hopeful quotes and "a new chapter." Subtle bias and a real point of view are human signals." }, { "id": 17, "rule": "Skip generic and scenic intros", "description": "AI introductions either summarize the entire article up front or open with a cinematic scene-setter ("On a drab November morning..."). Open instead with a specific, compelling detail or an angle that doesn't reveal the whole piece. The reader should need to keep reading to know where it's going." }, { "id": 18, "rule": "Watch names, titles, and list formatting", "description": "AI invents the same fictional experts repeatedly (Sarah Thompson, Emily Carter) and gives everyone the title Dr. regardless of field. Use real, verifiable, or context-specific names, and vary how people are titled and introduced. In formatting, avoid the AI-default list pattern of bolded header, colon, then description on every bullet, and avoid making all paragraphs the same length." } ], "conclusion": "Write with authentic voice, incorporating personal perspectives, specific examples, and occasional imperfections that reflect human writing patterns. Source for rules 11-18: Russell, Karpinska & Iyyer (2025), "People who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks are accurate and robust detectors of AI-generated text," arXiv:2501.15654." }