AI content sounds robotic because models predict the statistically average word — producing uniform sentence lengths, formal phrasing, hedging openers, and predictable transitions humans rarely use.
Readers spot it instantly. Editors flag it. Google deprioritizes it.
Four AI tells
- Uniform sentence length
- Formal vocabulary — utilize, leverage, delve
- Hedging openers — It is important to note
- Predictable transitions — Furthermore, In conclusion
Common AI Tells