Spot AI-generated content

Difficulty

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Time

5 min to learn

AI is great at looking right. Spotting it isn't magic — it's knowing where it cuts corners: repeated sentence shapes, details that don't line up, sources it can't name.

Field steps

1. 1

   Read the rhythm: AI text leans on tidy connectors like “not only… but also” and “in conclusion,” with eerily even paragraph lengths. Too smooth, too toneless — stay alert.

2. 2

   Zoom the details: blow images up to 200% and watch fingers, text, jewelry, reflections, and small background objects — AI fails most where things are both repetitive and fine.

3. 3

   Check the source: ask “who wrote, shot, or drew this?” If there's no specific person, date, or place, treat it as unsourced until proven otherwise.