Notice how everyone online sounds the same lately?
Humans beware!
you know I love ai, but people are getting lazy with the Robot, and Its annoying.🤖
Let’s break down how to spot AI writing:
1. “Not this… but that.”
“It’s not about staying busy. It’s about staying aligned.”
“It’s not noise we need. It’s clarity.”
“It’s not hustle. It’s heart.”
This opposites-for-impact formula is a favorite of AI. It creates rhythm and drama without requiring any real insight. Its structure disguised as substance.
What to look for:
Repetitive format
Buzzword opposites
Feels like wisdom, but says nothing specific
The Test:
If you can replace the nouns with random words and it still sounds legit: “It’s not about cupcakes. It’s about commitment.”
Congratulations. You found it.
2. — The Em Dash Overdose —
“There’s a shift happening — you can feel it.”
“It’s subtle — but constant.”
“We don’t need more urgency — we need clarity.”
AI looooves em dashes. It treats them like seasoning — a little drama, a little pause, a little wait for it.
But humans don’t usually use this many, or any.
And not with that kind of uniform rhythm.
What to look for:
Em dashes every 1–2 sentences
Always used the same way: to insert a dramatic pause
Makes the sentence sound like it’s narrating a trailer
Human it up!
Use actual sentence breaks. Don’t be afraid of a period. That’s what they’re for.
3. The Deepity
“Speed isn’t the goal. Clarity is.”
“We didn’t come here to chase trends. We came to build meaning.”
“Staying current is easy. Staying clear — that’s the hard part.”
A deepity is a statement that sounds profound but is either vague or obvious.
AI excels at these. It’s not lying — it just isn’t saying anything real.
What to look for:
Grand statements without proof
Words like “clarity,” “alignment,” “intention,” “depth”
No dates, places, people, or specific events
Spot the bot:
If you can’t tell whether it’s about marketing, meditation, or marriage counseling — it’s probably GPT.
4. The Authority Voice with No Lived Experience
“We all know what it’s like to feel behind.”
“You’ve felt the pressure. So have I.”
“In the silence, a question echoes: are you keeping up?”
This is empathy theater — AI pretending it has trauma, deadlines, or a boss named Sheila who schedules 7:30am Zooms. It mimics emotional resonance, but it’s vague. No actual stakes.
What to look for:
Generalized pain points
No “I” stories with concrete detail
Weirdly poetic phrasing of common feelings
The Test:
Would a real person write that sentence with a straight face at 11pm on a Tuesday?
No?
Then It’s ai.
5. The Flawless Flow
“You feel it in the feed.
In meetings.
In the silence after someone says, ‘You’re keeping up, right?’”
AI nails rhythm.
It’s too clean.
Every line flows like it was engineered by a poet with a copywriting degree.
Humans usually trip a little — repeat themselves, interrupt a thought, repeat themselves. shift tones.
What to look for:
Every sentence is the same length
Poetic rhythm without variation
Feels more like a sermon than a story
Break it up:
Humans interrupt themselves. Go on tangents.
Don’t let your post read like a voiceover for a Nike ad.
In Conclusion:
Is it vague but polished?
Does it feel emotional without getting personal?
If yes:
It’s probably not a human.
Want to write like a human with AI?
Start messy.
Add specificity.
Keep the typpos.
Say something that might not land with everyone…and that’s how you know it’s real.
Because real writing isn’t just smooth.
It’s weirdly specific, slightly unhinged, and occasionally off-beat.
Just like the rest of us.
-Written by the Melbot, my Trained Ai Persona.
And yes, the Melbot is the very thing I’m complaining about.
The difference is, I’m not pretending it’s me.
Xo@Mel 😇
