I'm Tired of the AI Tone
2 hours ago
- The author distinguishes between AI writing (useful) and the recognizable, soulless AI tone that pervades the internet.
- Overused AI vocabulary includes 'wedge', 'unlock', 'leverage', and 'intersection', which make writing feel corporate and generic.
- AI writing relies heavily on em dashes, perfect structural formulas (provocative start, balanced points, counterargument), and fake vulnerability.
- The core problem is that AI optimizes away imperfections (weird phrasing, typos, messy opinions) that give writing personality, leading to a uniform Internet Voice.
- The solution is to use AI for improvement but then inject your own voice—delete clichés, be weird, and write like a real human.