AI Slop Checker
Paste your writing and instantly flag the 20+ patterns that make text sound AI-generated, so you can cut them and keep your own voice.
Free AI writing checker: paste your text
Why AI-sounding writing costs you readers
Readers pattern-match faster than ever
After two years of AI-generated content flooding every feed, people recognize the shapes: the "It's not X. It's Y." constructions, the dramatic one-line paragraphs, the fake-profound endings. Once a reader spots them, they stop trusting the rest of the piece, including the parts you actually thought about.
AI detectors guess. Patterns are evidence.
Detector tools output a probability, and they are wrong often enough to accuse human writers. This checker takes the opposite approach: it shows you the exact line, names the exact pattern, and lets you decide. No score, no false verdicts, just specific edits you can make.
Search engines reward writing people actually read
Formulaic AI text tends to read the same across every site that publishes it. Writing with a real voice keeps people on the page longer, earns links, and gives Google a reason to rank you over the thousand near-identical articles on the same topic.
The patterns this tool catches
These constructions show up constantly in AI-generated drafts. Once you know their shape, you start seeing them everywhere.
Binary contrasts
"It's not X. It's Y."
Throat-clearing openers
"Here's the thing…"
Faux-insight setups
"What nobody tells you…"
Colon reveals
"The best part: it learns."
Superficial analysis
"…highlighting the team's commitment"
Importance puffery
"marks a pivotal moment"
Weasel attribution
"experts agree", "studies show"
Fake-strong verbs
"serves as a centralized hub"
Negative listing
"Not a X. Not a Y. A Z."
Dramatic fragmentation
"That's it. That's the whole thing."
Rhetorical setups
"What if I told you…"
Fake-profound endings
"The future isn't coming. It's already here."
Pattern definitions adapted from Peter Yang's open-source /no-ai-slop (MIT license).
AI slop vs human writing: real examples
Same point, two ways. The first version trips the checker. The second sounds like a person with something to say.
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How to write with AI without sounding like it
Draft it yourself
Write or dictate a rough first draft without AI. Your thinking and your voice start in the piece.
Let AI tighten it
Use AI for grammar, clarity, and structure: the middle of the process, not the start or the end.
Check and hand-pass
Run the text through this checker, fix the flagged lines in your own words, then read it once more by hand.
Frequently asked questions
AI slop is the low-effort, formulaic phrasing that large language models produce by default: openers like "Here's the thing", constructions like "It's not X. It's Y.", and endings like "The future isn't coming. It's already here." Readers increasingly recognize these shapes and trust the writing less because of them.
No. AI detectors guess a probability that text was machine-written, and they are often wrong. This tool does something more useful: it names the specific patterns in your text that read as AI-generated, quotes the exact line, and tells you how to fix it. Named evidence beats a guess.
No. The checker runs entirely in your browser with a rule-based engine. Your text never leaves your device. There is no server call, no logging, and no account required.
More than 20, including overused AI words (delve, leverage, tapestry), throat-clearing openers, faux-insight setups, colon reveals, binary contrasts, superficial "-ing" analysis, importance puffery, weasel attribution, fake-strong verbs, negative listing, dramatic fragmentation, rhetorical setups, fake-profound endings, summary recaps, and em-dash overuse.
Write your first draft yourself, use AI (if you like) to edit for grammar and clarity, then paste the result here. Fix the flagged lines in your own words and do one final read-through by hand. Your thinking and your voice stay in the writing. The tool just points at the tells.
The pattern definitions are adapted from Peter Yang's open-source /no-ai-slop skill, released under the MIT license.
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