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The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia

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What Happened

Wikipedia's guide to “Signs of AI writing” is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose.

Our Take

Wikipedia's 'Signs of AI Writing' is darkly funny because it exists at all. That volunteers need a guide to spot LLM prose? That's not a compliment to AI writing—it's an indictment of how common it's become. Here's the thing: bad AI writing is obvious (repetitive, hedgy, corporate). Good AI writing? That's the terrifying part. It means we can't spot it. Wikipedia's guide catches the lazy stuff. The scary stuff—the AI writing that sounds human—that's the gap nobody's filled. And honestly, probably can't.

What To Do

Use Wikipedia's checklist on your AI-generated copy before publishing—if it hits 3+ signs, a human needs to rewrite.

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