How To Avoid Being Caught using AI?

Are you using AI tools to assist you in content writing but don’t want to get caught? Don’t worry.

This brief article will guide you on how you can avoid getting caught using AI when writing content.

Let’s start.

Avoid Being Caught using AI: Tips & Tricks

Ever since AI tools became accessible to people and allowed them to quickly write content in bulk, concerns about the quality and authenticity of content being published online have increased.

And using AI tools to assist yourself in writing quality content can make your content seem like it is AI written, which might not be desirable for some writers. So, people (& we) have come up with different practical ways to humanize AI-assisted content, so that it looks natural and people don’t mistake your content as completely AI written.

Below we’ve briefly explained some of the best practices that ensure the content you write appears natural and human-like:

1. Review & Edit the Content

Always manually review and edit AI-generated content to correct any errors and robotic phrasing.

Some AI tools can make minor grammatical errors, look out for them when editing. You can also use a grammar checker to quickly spot any grammatical mistakes in the content.

Reviewing and editing AI content helps ensure your content is accurate, reliable, and not just AI-scraped.

2. Personalize the Content

Personalizing the content is a trick that has always worked for me. It allows me to break free of the robotic and mundane AI-writing and something from my personal experiences or thoughts to liven up the content. It makes the content more personal.

You can personalize AI content by editing it and working to personalize it such as sharing anecdotes, experiences, or unique insights.

3. Maintain the Tone & Style

Maintain consistency should be in the tone and overall style of the content. Remember, AI can write in a generic tone, and while editing, you might end up mixing up your style with AI’s generic style.

So, if you want to thoroughly humanize AI content, remember to maintain a particular tone and style throughout the article.

ParaphraseTool.ai is an AI text paraphraser that can help you choose between different styles, such as formal and creative, and paraphrase the content in the preferred style. It can assist you in maintaining the chosen text style from the top to the bottom.

4. Use AI for Ideas

AI tools can generate great ideas when it comes to seeking inspiration for headings, titles, content outlines, weak points, and more.

Keep in mind, AI tools are here to stay, and they are not going anywhere. But we also don’t want complete reliance on AI tools, which is the problem with low-quality AI content to begin with: they rely almost completely on AI.

Consider using AI for seeking ideas, outlines, & first drafts, but ensure the final content is fully reviewed, corrected, and enhanced by yourself.

You can mix AI and Human Content: Blend AI-generated sections with original writing to create a seamless flow. But again, don’t rely on AI completely.

5. Fact-Check and Cite Sources

When working on content using AI tools, make a rule for yourself to always verify the information: Double-check all the facts, stats, and details provided by AI.

AI tools are prone to mistaking. They can produce wrong information about people, places, things, and facts. Sometimes, the tools (like ChatGPT) become confused, especially when the prompt is unclear and chat becomes long.

Lastly, use credible sources and provide proper citations where necessary. Avoid publishing articles with no citations or outbound links to the sources.

6. Break Common AI Patterns

AI tools follow certain patterns in writing. Some of these patterns can easily be spotted by an average reader. For example, AI tools tend to write a generic intro and outro paragraph when writing. The ending paragraph usually starts with a general advice, such as the following line by ChatGPT:

"While AI tools can greatly enhance productivity and efficiency, remember to balance their use with your own creativity and critical thinking to maintain the authenticity and quality of your work."

(I almost fell asleep reading it.)

Another example is AI’s repetition of certain terms, such as:

Landscape, tapestry, horizon, world, etc.

You need to avoid these generic lines and terms as much as possible. Learn about the common AI patterns, and replace them with unique sentences and vocabulary to avoid repetitive patterns that AI might produce.

7. Use Multimedia & Interactive Elements

Visuals such as images, infographics, & videos allow you to express the subject of your content visually.

Visual representation of the content is paramount to making it easier for different users to access and better comprehend the subject.

It also helps make the content more relatable and humane to your audience since AI tools can’t do it.

Other than simple visuals, interactive content such as polls & quizzes also work well.

Visuals and interactive elements increase the overall engagement and helpfulness of your content.

By following these practices, I’m confident that you can create content that is authentic, engaging, and less likely to be identified as AI-generated — and avoid getting caught using AI tools.

8. Use an AI Humanizer

Humanizing tools such as AI Humanizer are a cost-effective and quick way to eliminate AI patterns in your content and humanize it.

ParaphraseTool’s AI humanizer scans your text for AI patterns and rewrites it in a natural and more-humane way. This can help you save time and effort while also humanizing the content.

However, manual proofreading, editing, and improvement are still essential for ensuring your content’s maximum output and delivery.

Conclusion

Using AI tools to assist yourself in writing content can make your content seem AI written, which might not be desirable for some writers. 

This article highlights 7 practical ways you can follow to humanize your AI content and avoid getting caught using AI tools.