Good Writing Isn't Proof of AI

“𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵 – 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧.”

We’ve all seen the posts. 🌚

"How to spot AI-generated content":

Too polished. Too structured. Too grammatically correct. Too… dashed?

Let me add some perspective as someone who’s written and edited professionally at a newspaper for years.

Yes, AI tools can produce clean, structured text.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲.

I, for example, write almost identically to how I speak.

Therefore, I 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 a well-placed dash.

And parentheses.

And rhythm that breathes.

These are parts of my style and they were, long before AI went mainstream.

But people are starting to somehow feel vindicated by "How to spot AI" posts, as it gives them the license to discredit others based on superficial style choices.

Let’s get specific

📌 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹

People's pre-ChatGPT theses are being flagged as “80% AI-written” by current detection tools. AI detection tools frequently flag human-written content as AI.

📌 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱

Studies show these tools more often flag non-native English writing as “AI,” due to simpler sentence structure or non-standard phrasing.

📌 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 ≠ 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲

Emojis and formatting aren’t red flags, they’re LinkedIn culture.

In fact, the '✨' emoji alone appears in nearly 5% of all LinkedIn posts. (One of my personal favorites btw)

📌 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟭

Short, visually digestible posts with space, bullets, and emojis perform better. That’s smart formatting.

So let’s stop assuming that dashes, structure, or polish mean a bot wrote it.

AI is trained on human content. If it sounds “human,” it might be… because 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴.

Instead of playing AI-police, how about we focus on what really matters:

• Is the content clear?

• Is it valuable?

• Does it resonate?

If a text feels soulless? Scroll past.

If it adds something real? Appreciate it.

Regardless of how it was made.

Have you ever been falsely flagged as “too AI”?

Or caught yourself judging a post too quickly?