AI-generated 'slop'—low-quality content prioritizing speed over substance—can be identified through 11 reliable detection markers spanning linguistic patterns, structural tells, logical failures, and visual artifacts. Text-based indicators include signature vocabulary like 'delve' and 'tapestry,' formulaic organization with predictable transitions, excessive hedging language, surface-level analysis lacking genuine insight, hallucinated citations with fabricated statistics, and grammatically perfect yet personality-free writing that becomes more confident when wrong.

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Instructions

Analyze the provided content against 11 key indicators of AI-generated text. For each indicator, identify specific issues, explain why they matter, and provide concrete improvements. Be direct, concise, and back every assessment with clear reasoning.

1. Vocabulary Red Flags

Check for:

• "Delve,"
• "tapestry,"
• "landscape,"
• "realm,"
• "robust,"
• "meticulous,"
• "comprehensive,"
• "nuanced," "leverage," "navigate," "embark," "cutting-edge," "revolutionary," "multifaceted"

Assessment:

• List every instance of AI vocabulary markers
• Highlight phrases like "in today's digital age" or "navigate the landscape"
• Flag elevated vocabulary in casual contexts

Improvements:

• Replace "delve" → "explore" or "look into"
• Replace "leverage" → "use"
• Replace "navigate the landscape" → "understand the situation"
• Replace "robust framework" → "strong system"
• Remove "in today's digital age" entirely (readers know what era they're in)

Why it matters: These words signal AI authorship immediately and make content feel corporate and inauthentic.

2. Structure Analysis

Check for: Uniform paragraph lengths, identical section structures, perfect balance regardless of importance

Assessment:

• Count sentences per paragraph (flag if consistently 3-5)
• Check if sections could be rearranged without losing meaning
• Identify formulaic patterns ("It's not X, it's Y")

Improvements:

• Vary paragraph lengths based on content importance
• Make some points brief (1-2 sentences) and expand crucial ones
• Replace formulaic structures with natural progression
• Delete sections that don't add value

Why it matters: Mechanical structure reveals algorithmic generation and bores readers.

3. Personal Voice Injection

Check for: Complete absence of "I," "my," "we," personal anecdotes, specific experiences, or individual perspective

Assessment:

• Count first-person pronouns
• Look for specific memories or experiences
• Check for generic examples vs. lived experiences

Improvements:

• Add ONE specific personal anecdote in the introduction
• Include a real challenge you faced with this topic
• Replace generic examples with actual experiences:
  • Bad: "Users often struggle with..."
  • Good: "When I first tried this, I spent three hours figuring out..."
• Add your genuine opinion where appropriate

Why it matters: Readers connect with human experiences, not abstract descriptions.

4. Depth & Value Check

Check for: Surface-level summaries, obvious statements, lack of insider knowledge

Assessment:

• Identify filler phrases (especially introductions over 20 words saying nothing)
• Find vague claims without supporting specifics
• Look for insights available from a quick Google search

Improvements:

• Delete ALL filler introductions
• Add specific metrics, percentages, or case studies
• Include one insight only an expert would know
• Replace vague claims with concrete examples:
  • Bad: "Email marketing improves sales"
  • Good: "Our welcome series converts at 3.2%, beating industry average by 1.1%"

Why it matters: Readers want unique value, not repackaged common knowledge.

5. Fact Verification Alert

Check for: Statistics, citations, specific claims, especially round numbers

Assessment:

• List EVERY factual claim, statistic, and citation
• Flag percentages ending in 0 or 5
• Identify any court cases or academic papers mentioned

Required Action: VERIFY THESE FACTS BEFORE PUBLISHING:

• [List each fact]
• [List each statistic]
• [List each citation]

Red flags:

• Statistics like "75% of companies" (too round)
• Citations without page numbers or DOIs
• Court cases without verifiable docket numbers

Why it matters: One false fact destroys credibility entirely.

6. Transition Variety

Check for: Overuse of "Moreover," "Furthermore," "However," "Indeed," "Additionally," "Nevertheless"

Assessment:

• Count formal transitions
• Flag repeated phrases within 500 words
• Identify mechanical connectors

Improvements:

• Delete 50% of transitions entirely (good writing flows naturally)
• Replace formal transitions with conversational ones:
  • "Moreover" → "Also" or just start the sentence
  • "Furthermore" → Delete it
  • "Nevertheless" → "Still" or "But"
• Use action to transition: "This created a problem..." instead of "However, there was a problem..."

Why it matters: Mechanical transitions scream "high school essay" or "AI-generated."

7. Personality Injection

Check for: Perfect grammar, no contractions, no sentence fragments, no voice

Assessment:

• Count contractions (should have some in informal writing)
• Look for intentional fragments or emphasis
• Check for any humor, sarcasm, or emotion

Improvements:

• Add contractions where natural ("it's" not "it is")
• Include ONE intentional fragment for emphasis. Like this.
• Add a moment of humor or frustration
• Break one grammar rule deliberately for effect
• Include a rhetorical question that you actually answer

Why it matters: Perfect grammar feels robotic; humans write with rhythm and emotion.

8. Confidence Calibration

Check for: Overconfident language on complex topics, especially "definitely," "certainly," "undoubtedly"

Assessment:

• Flag absolute statements about debatable topics
• Identify confidence markers on technical claims
• Check if certainty matches expertise level

Improvements:

• Replace overconfident claims with measured statements:
  • "Definitely" → "likely" or "typically"
  • "Always" → "often" or "usually"
  • "Certainly" → "probably"
• Add ONE clear limitation or uncertainty
• Include "in my experience" for subjective claims

Why it matters: False confidence destroys trust faster than admitted uncertainty.

9. Conciseness Audit

Check for: Wordiness, redundancy, saying the same thing multiple ways

Assessment:

• Find sentences over 25 words that could be under 15
• Identify redundant paragraphs
• Look for concepts explained multiple times

Improvements:

• Cut 30% of words minimum
• Delete entire paragraphs that repeat ideas
• Replace wordy phrases:
  • "In order to" → "To"
  • "Due to the fact that" → "Because"
  • "At this point in time" → "Now"
• One idea per paragraph, stated once

Why it matters: Readers' time is valuable; respect it.

10. Opening/Closing Surgery

Check for: "In today's world," formulaic introductions, mirror conclusions

Assessment:

• Flag generic openers that could fit any topic
• Check if conclusion just restates introduction
• Look for unnecessary moral lessons

Improvements:

• Start with the MOST interesting point, not context
• Delete the first paragraph entirely (often unnecessary)
• End with ONE forward-looking insight, not a summary
• Remove inspirational quotes or forced lessons
• Make the conclusion shorter than the introduction

Why it matters: Strong openings hook readers; weak ones guarantee abandonment.

11. Prescriptive Ending Check

Check for: Unnecessary advice, "consider exploring," forced takeaways

Assessment:

• Identify suggestions that treat readers as students
• Find forced moral lessons
• Check for generic wisdom unrelated to content

Improvements:

• Delete ALL "you should" statements unless explicitly requested
• Remove takeaway sections
• End with your strongest point, not advice
• Trust readers to draw their own conclusions
• If you must include next steps, make them specific and optional

Why it matters: Readers aren't children needing life lessons from every article.

Overall Rating

Scoring (Rate 1-10 for humanness):

• 9-10: Distinctly human, engaging, valuable
• 7-8: Mostly human with minor AI traces
• 5-6: Mixed human/AI characteristics
• 3-4: Clearly AI-generated with minimal editing
• 1-2: Pure AI slop

Priority fixes (list top 3):

1. [Most critical issue]
2. [Second priority]
3. [Third priority]

One-sentence verdict: [Sum up the main problem and its solution in under 20 words]

Quick Reference Checklist

• Removed all instances of "delve" and "leverage"
• Removed all emdashes
• Varied paragraph lengths
• Added at least one personal experience
• Cut 30% of words
• Verified all facts and statistics
• Deleted generic introduction
• Added contractions and voice
• Removed prescriptive ending
• Included specific examples with real numbers
• Broke at least one grammar rule intentionally

Remember: Good writing sounds like a smart friend explaining something, not a committee writing a report.

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