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Lines copied straight out of a chat window. Weighted heavily, because there is no innocent explanation.

• "As an AI language model"Never mind the score. It told you.
• "I hope this helps"The sign-off of a machine that will never know if it helped.
• "Feel free to reach out"Customer-service residue. Nobody human says "feel free."
• "Let me know if you have"Offering more help, in a document nobody asked to continue.
• "Great question"Flattery left over from the chat window.
• "I'd be happy to"Eager-to-please residue. Copy-pasted from the reply box.
• "Here's a breakdown"Someone forgot to delete the chatbot's intro line.
• "Certainly!"Chatbot enthusiasm, still warm from the reply box.
• "My knowledge cutoff"Caught red-handed.
• "In this article, we'll"The text describes itself before starting. Content about content.

Sentence shapes language models reach for by default.

• "It's not X, it's Y"The chatbot's signature move: knock down a claim nobody made, then reveal the "real" point. Fake insight, assembled.
• "isn't X — it's Y"Same trick, other direction. Contrast as a substitute for an actual argument.
• "In today's ___ world"The most common opening line in the history of machine-written text.
• "It's important to note"If it were important, you'd just say it. Pure throat-clearing.
• "Let's dive in"Nobody has ever dived into anything. The water is a listicle.
• "Whether you're a X or a Y"Addressing every possible reader at once, which means addressing nobody.
• "plays a crucial role"Everything plays a crucial role. Nothing simply matters.
• "serves as a"Chatbots avoid "is." Things serve as, stand as, act as. They are never just things.
• "in the realm of"A model's way of naming a topic as if it were a kingdom.
• "unlock the full potential"Potential is unlocked roughly four billion times a day, exclusively by software.
• "a rich tapestry"Adjective plus textile: the mark of a writer with no specific details to offer.
• "a wide range of"Vagueness with a measuring tape.
• "thrilled to announce"Press-release joy. Nobody has ever been thrilled to announce anything in a normal voice.
• "a renewed focus on"The focus is always renewed. It was never clear what it was on before.
• "on this journey"A quarter is not a journey. Neither is a product launch.
• "At the end of the day"Humans say it too, but chatbots say it with feeling.
• "Imagine a world where"Movie-trailer opener. In a world... where nobody wrote this.
• "When it comes to"Filler that delays the sentence by four words.
• "foster a sense of"HR-brochure grammar. A sense of community is fostered somewhere every second.
• "Not only... but also"School-essay scaffolding that models never grew out of.
• "navigate the complexities"Life is not a sea. You are not navigating it. You are reading a chatbot.
• Essay transitionFurthermore, moreover, additionally: the connective tissue of text that was never meant to be read aloud.
• "In conclusion"The text announces it's wrapping up, then summarizes what you just read.
• "The result?"Setup question, dramatic pause, punchline. The beat of every AI-ghostwritten LinkedIn post.
• "Here's the thing"A drumroll for a point that could have just been made.
• LinkedIn closerEngagement bait, mass-produced. The algorithm wrote this to feed the algorithm.

Words that appear far more often in machine output than in anything a person types.

• "delve"The single most famous chatbot verb. People "look into" things. Machines delve.
• "tapestry"Nothing is a tapestry. Not your career, not this city, not "the human experience."
• "testament to""A testament to" is how a chatbot says "shows."
• "realm"Unless a dragon is involved, you mean "area."
• "multifaceted"Chatbot for "has more than one part."
• "meticulous"Everything a language model describes was done meticulously. Nothing was ever done carefully.
• "bustling"Every city, market and street in chatbot prose is bustling. None of them are busy.
• "ever-evolving"The landscape is always ever-evolving. It has never once just changed.
• "plethora"A word humans use ironically and machines use sincerely.
• "myriad""A myriad of" is how a model says "a lot of" when it wants a raise.
• "intricacy"Chatbots find everything intricate. It's how they flatter a topic they skimmed.
• "embark"You don't embark on a project. You start it, then complain about it.
• "unwavering"Unwavering commitment, unwavering dedication: the house adjective of AI cover letters.
• "underscore"Humans say a thing "shows." Models say it underscores.
• "showcase"Everything is showcased. Nothing is shown.
• "pivotal"Every moment in AI-written history is pivotal.
• "commendable"Nobody says commendable out loud. Nobody.
• "seamless"Marketing's favorite lie, now automated.
• "robust"Robust: the official texture of synthetic prose.
• "leverage"Using something, but in a suit.
• "harness"Usually followed by "the power of." Usually not about horses.
• "foster"Models foster. Communities, growth, a sense of belonging. Constantly fostering.
• "bolster"A word that exists mostly in press releases and chatbot output.
• "elevate"Unless it's an elevator, this is brand voice.
• "empower"Empowering language, delivered at scale, by nobody.
• "unlock"Potential, value, growth: chatbots unlock all of it. Doors remain locked.
• "unleash"Something is always being unleashed. Rarely a dog.
• "transformative"Transformative is what a model calls anything it was asked to describe.
• "game-changer"The game has been changed so many times it no longer has rules.
• "cutting-edge"Brochure language. The edge is not cutting anything.
• "holistic"A holistic approach to saying nothing specific.
• "synergy"We are legally required to flag this word on sight.
• "paradigm"The paradigm has shifted. Again. Per the machine.
• "resonate"Things resonate in chatbot prose the way bells don't.
• "vibrant"Every community, culture and color a model describes is vibrant.
• "nuanced"Saying something is nuanced instead of explaining the nuance.
• "invaluable"Invaluable insights, invaluable resources. Valued at nothing.
• "profound"Profound impact, profoundly important. Profoundly generated.
• "captivating"Captivating: the review word of a reviewer who wasn't there.
• "noteworthy"It's noteworthy that people rarely write noteworthy.
• "paramount"Safety is paramount. So is everything else, apparently.
• "streamline"Workflows are always being streamlined. By whom? Unclear.
• "comprehensive"A comprehensive guide to a topic the writer has never touched.
• "crucial"Everything is crucial in synthetic prose. If everything is crucial, nothing is.
• "landscape"Unless it has trees, this is "the digital landscape."
• "dynamic"A dynamic, fast-paced word for "it changes."
• "innovative"Innovation, described by a thing that only remixes.
• "enhance"Improve, but with a lanyard.
• "optimize"A word that wants you to think a spreadsheet was involved.
• "meaningful"Meaningful results, meaningful connections. Meaning not included.
• "resilient"Resilience: what HR copy calls putting up with things.
• "stakeholders"Nobody has stakeholders at home. Only in decks.
• "best-in-class"Self-awarded, every time.
• "mission-critical"Everything is mission-critical. The mission is never stated.
• "north star"Ships navigated by it. Roadmaps cite it.
• "learnings"Lessons, but billed as a deliverable.
• "operationalize"Doing something, with a framework attached.
• "actionable"Advice that wants credit for being usable.
• "insightful"Telling the reader it's insightful, rather than being insightful.

Typography and layout habits: em dashes, emoji bullets, bold labels, lists of three, metronome rhythm.

• Em dashThe em dash: once the mark of a real writer, now the mark of a chatbot. We're sorry too.
• Emoji bullet✅ Rocket emoji 🚀 as bullet points 💡 is how a model formats "enthusiasm."
• Bold label bullet"**Key Takeaway:**" bullets: the house style of every chatbot answer ever generated.
• List of threeChatbots believe all good things come in threes: clear, concise, and compelling.
• Metronome rhythmEvery sentence is about the same length. People ramble, then stop. Short. Then they go on for a while about something that only matters to them.

Evidence of a person. These lower the score.

• ProfanityChatbots are trained not to swear. You're probably fine.
• SlangInformal shorthand. A model has to be begged to write like this.
• Lowercase "i"No chatbot would dare.
• Messy punctuation"?!" and "!!!" are human disorder. Machines punctuate like accountants.