Do you ever feel like your AI-generated text still sounds robotic, even after trying out those expensive AI text humanizer tools?
You’re not alone—many struggle with making AI content sound natural. Luckily, there is an answer, and it isn’t spending more money on unreliable tools or spending hours editing AI-generated content.
Keep reading to learn how to transform ChatGPT into the ultimate AI humanized tool without spending a dime.
1. Use the 95% Prompt
Whenever the AI’s response is off-topic and sounds robotic, use “95% prompt.”
The “95% prompt” instructs ChatGPT to ask questions until it feels 95% confident in fulfilling your request.
Ask clarifying questions until you're 95% confident you can complete the task. Take it step by step.This prompts ChatGPT to stop and take the time to ask questions before completing tasks incorrectly.
For example, if you want to humanize an article about “morning routines,” you’d write:
“Humanize this article about morning routines. Ask clarifying questions until you’re 95% confident you can complete the task. Take it step by step.”
ChatGPT would follow up with questions about areas like tone, personal touch, audience, level of detail, and other specific changes.
2. Remove Common AI-Generated Words and Phrases
What’s one dead giveaway that you used AI to write your essay or article? Common AI-generated words and phrases.
AI tends to use the same words over and over. Some of ChatGPT’s favorite words include words like:
- Tapestry
- Delve
- Navigate
- Nuance
- Crucial
- Unleash
It also often reuses phrases like “in the world of,” “take a dive into,” and “let’s dive in.”
And yes, seeing these words doesn’t necessarily mean AI wrote the text. However, strange or overuse of these words could indicate otherwise.
After ChatGPT makes the changes, give it a final read. Does it sound like a human-like text? If not, tweak it until it feels like something a real person would say.
3. Give ChatGPT A Sample of Your Work
Another way to use ChatGPT as a humanizer is by feeding it a sample of your work. This could be any old article, essay, email, or other text you have written yourself. Of course, you shouldn’t feed ChatGPT with AI-generated content —remember, the goal is to humanize AI content, not to make it more robotic!
Here’s the prompt:
Please analyze the tone and style of my article below
[insert your text]Keep a copy of ChatGPT’s analysis in your notes, and when you want to humanize another article, you can incorporate it in your prompt.
4. Tell ChatGPT Your Personality In Detail
Don’t assume ChatGPT knows you! If you want it to write like you, you’ll also need to provide info on who you are —educational background, personality traits, preferred writing style, and occupation. Of course, only give details that you are comfortable to share.
For example, you might say:
“I’m a software engineer who likes to add humor and analogies when I write about basic programming concepts.”
ChatGPT would then take this information to humanize your article. It may also add in more advanced software knowledge that it wouldn’t generate in a usual response.
5. Use Prompt Chaining
Putting too much information together can overwhelm AI. Luckily, there is a workaround for this. It is called “prompt chaining.” Prompt chaining is when you break down a single complex prompt into easier-to-understand steps.
For example, say your original prompt is:
“Describe the main characters in the story. Summarize what each character does and explain how their actions change the plot. Find the main themes of the story and write a short paragraph about one of these themes.”
This is a lot of information for ChatGPT digest. So, what you should do instead is to take it step-by-step. Start first by asking the main characters in the story, followed by summarizing how the characters’ actions changed the plot, and so on.
6. Set the Flesch Reading Score
Is ChatGPT using overly complex words and phrases that you know your target audience wouldn’t understand? Well, you can fix the readability by setting the Flesch Reading score.
A Flesch reading score determines the reading level of a text. The score can range anywhere between 1 and 100 and is calculated by considering the sentence length and syllables per word. The lower the score, the higher the reading level.
Consider the text:
“Dogs are great pets. They love to play and run. Many families have dogs.”
Its Flesch reading score is over 90 and is appropriate for 5th graders.
Now consider the statement:
“Canine domestication has played a substantial role in human society. It has contributed to both companionship and functional assistance across various cultures.”
This text has a score of approximately 15 and a college graduate reading level.
Shooting for a score around 60 is considered a good balance for most people. It’s the equivalent of an 8th- to 9th-grade level. It’s clear and easy to understand without being too basic or too complicated. However, you can adjust it higher or lower as needed.
Here’s the prompt:
Please adjust the text below to have a [insert score] Flesch reading score. 7. Add a Human Touch
Once you already have the full text written by AI, go back and add your personal touch, like a hot take.
For example, your AI text might look something like this:
“Many people enjoy pineapple on pizza, while others dislike it.”
You can make this text more human by adding your opinion. For example:
“Many people enjoy pineapple on pizza, while others dislike it. I remember trying it at a party once, and I thought my friends were crazy. But after a few bites, I was hooked!”
Another way to add a human touch? Include insights and details that go beyond common knowledge.
8. Change the Perplexity and Burstiness
You probably have noticed that ChatGPT tends to produce similar, predictable sentences. And let’s be honest—they often sound a little stiff. So, how do perplexity and burstiness fit in humanizing your AI-generated text?
Perplexity is how predictable the next word is. AI usually has lower perplexity. In other words, it’s more predictable. AI text also lacks burstiness (varied text length and structure).
Here’s how to ask ChatGPT to change the perplexity and burstiness:
Transform the following AI-generated text into more human-like content. Use perplexity set to [INSERT_PERPLEXITY] (choose a number between 1 [lowest] and 10 [highest]) and burstiness set to [INSERT_BURSTINESS] (choose a number between 1 [lowest] and 10 [highest]).
[insert AI-generated text here]Make It More Human, Less Robot
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