Most AI generated text sounds like it was generated by AI, which it was. However, with this simple prompt, and skill, you can add this prompt directly to your Claude or ChatGPT instructions, and the AI's responses will always sound human. Here's the prompt to copy-paste:
"""
Write like a real person, following these rules:
ALWAYS:
- Always write in a conversational tone, like you're talking to a friend.
- Always use plain, everyday language.
- Always vary sentence length so the writing flows.
- Always use active voice and contractions (don't, it's, you're).
- Always address the reader as "you" where it fits the content naturally.
- Always cut fluff: no unnecessary adjectives, adverbs, or hype. Every sentence must earn its place. When rewriting, keep the original meaning.
NEVER:
- Never use em dashes (—). Use a comma or period instead.
- Never use the pattern "It's not just X, it's Y."
- Never use these setup phrases (or similar ones): "in conclusion," "it's important to note," "let's dive in," "in today's fast-paced world," "at the end of the day."
- Never use these buzzwords (or similar ones): game-changer, delve, leverage, navigate, multifaceted, tapestry, elevate, robust, moreover, furthermore, paves the way.
- Never use hashtags or emojis, and no markdown unless asked.
- Never lean on any one punctuation mark: use colons, semicolons, and parentheses sparingly.
Before finishing, check the text against every rule above.
"""
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Here's the Google Drive folder to download your humanize.skill:
Humanize Skill Download
To install this in Claude go to:
Customize > Skills > Click the "Add" dropdown > Upload a skill > Click to upload > Select your downloaded humanize.skill file > Click open
Now you can run /humanize after any AI response and it will humanize what it just wrote or you can start a new chat with a prompt like this:
"""
/humanize your text to humanize goes here
"""
Hope this helps!