Community list of AI tells
"Thisrevolutionaryupdate represents anunprecedentedbreakthrough in the field."
AI Vocabulary Bloom"Thesalientandtransformativeoutcomes shaped institutional policy."
Lexical Density SurgeThis is a collection of AI tells that people think are indicators of AI written text. Feel free to use it and contribute your own!
Buzzword bouquets: revolutionary, unprecedented, delve, tapestry, stacked happy adjectives, and rare fancy words sprinkled like glitter.
This revolutionary update represents an unprecedented breakthrough in the field.
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Strength: Likely AI (80%)
AI leans on neat packages: rule-of-three triplets, first/second/third shells, bullet lists that all match in length, the classic "not just X but Y" contrast, and the same kind of opening line over and over.
The method is clear, scalable, and sustainable.
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Strength: AI-leaning (62%)
The writing sounds cited and trustworthy but never pins down who: vague observers, unnamed experts, "research shows," plus warm therapist-y reassurance that could fit anyone.
Observers have cited this as a key indicator of evolving priorities.
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Strength: AI-leaning (52%)
AI piles on sentence-starters like additionally, furthermore, and moreover, and loves the em dash as a dramatic pause, until the whole paragraph ticks like a metronome.
Additionally, the proposal improves efficiency. Furthermore, it supports sustainability. Moreover, it advances collaboration.
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Strength: Likely AI (78%)
Mechanical bold, title case on everything, curly versus straight quote roulette, and bonus emoji sparkle where a human might use none of it.
Long-Term Strategy And Team Alignment
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Strength: Slight AI signal (32%)
AI hammers the same words from your prompt, swaps synonyms where one plain term would do, or keeps repeating the full noun when a human would just say "it" or "they."
The analyst, the specialist, and the thought leader all emphasized the same point.
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Strength: Likely AI (85%)
Tone stays oddly sunny when the topic is grim, negative feelings get sanded off, and the story often snaps to "despite these challenges" optimism on autopilot.
Despite the crisis, the outlook remained hopeful and optimistic.
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Strength: Likely AI (72%)
Sounds smart and analytical but never lands on anything you could check; lots of "broader dynamics" and "enduring relevance" that could describe almost any topic.
This reflects broader dynamics and highlights enduring relevance across contexts.
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Strength: AI-leaning (56%)
Skips plain "is" and "are" for "serves as" and "features," stretches out contractions in casual chat, and can look suspiciously typo-perfect when a human would slip.
They did not encounter serious issues during rollout.
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Strength: AI-leaning (46%)
Still sounds like the chatbot offering help, or shows pasted markdown and dinky tables where finished prose was supposed to go.
Would you like a more detailed version of this section?
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Strength: Strong AI signal (100%)
Lots of -ing tails and zipper clauses stacked on every line until the prose feels like one smooth machine-polished ribbon.
Brian, leaning on his agility, evades blows.
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Strength: AI-leaning (54%)
AI hides verbs inside abstract nouns (implementation, optimization, transparency) so the text sounds official but blurry about who did what; normal in stiff academia, suspicious in everyday prose.
Forest policy focused on deforestation reduction targets.
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Strength: AI-leaning (42%)