FIELD GUIDE · 4 GUIDES
The field guide to AI writing
Short guides on the patterns that give AI writing away, what AI detectors look for, and how to edit AI drafts so they read like a person wrote them.
- 01Patterns6 min read
Why AI writing sounds robotic
The four patterns that give AI prose away: vague claims, overused transitions, symmetrical sentences, and inflated adjectives. With concrete examples of each.
Read guide - 02Patterns5 min read
Common AI writing patterns
A working list of AI-sounding phrases (delve, leverage, "in today's world", "it is important to note") with the plain-English alternative for each.
Read guide - 03Editing7 min read
How to edit an AI draft
A practical pre-publish checklist. Strip filler, restore specifics, vary sentence length, kill the slogan closer. The same edits Phantom automates, by hand.
Read guide - 04Detectors8 min read
AI detector false positives
Why detectors flag human-written text, what triggers a false positive, and how to respond when your own writing gets misread as AI.
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