17 Ways to Humanize AI Content: The complete Guide for Bloggers

AI strives for perfection, but we humans know that we are far from perfect and it’s okay, it’s part of our beauty.

Here are phrases that AI rarely uses in blog posts but that can make your content feel genuinely human:

• I don’t know.
• I messed up.
• Unpopular opinion…
• I initially thought X, then discovered Y.
• I was dead wrong about…
• I changed my mind about this…
• This might sound dumb, but…
• Trust me, I’ve tried everything before figuring this out…

You can feel the human struggle in those lines. You see trial and error. You admit that as a human you don’t know everything.

I don’t know what you think about this but it makes sense right? AI rarely shows confusion in its reasoning.

6. Add Imperfect Writing

Like I told you AI is Mister Perfect. When you add inconsistent patterns you go further from AI-generated content.

For example, sometimes write “don’t” and other times “do not.”

Mix very short sentences with longer ones. Like this.

Show excitement with punctuation!!! Do you understand ???

Break grammar rules intentionally. Sometimes you can start sentences with “And” or “But.” AI usually puts them in the middle of a sentence since it’s the rule.

But we are not AI let’s break some rules.

Finally, I saw a blogger say that he intentionally includes grammar mistakes in his writing. That is an example of what we are teaching here since it’s another thing that AI is not programmed to do by itself.

But I don’t recommend this. Staying professional is important. Rigt? I mean, Right???

7. Prioritize simplicity

AI writing often picks the more complex option because it sounds “formal,” but real people typically use simpler words unless they’re trying to sound smart.

Using everyday language makes your writing feel more authentic.

E.g.

• “Furthermore” → use “also”
• “Nevertheless” → use “but”
• “Endeavor” → use “try”
• “Sufficient” → use “enough”
• “Hurdle” → use “difficulty”

Another tip is to use shorter sentences.

AI Style:

“Starting a business comes with many challenges like securing funding, developing a viable product, finding reliable team members, establishing market presence, and managing stress.”

What humans prefer:

“Starting a business comes with many challenges, like securing funding and developing a viable product.

You also need to find reliable team members, establish a market presence, and manage stress.”

I just break it in 2 sentences to make it easily digestible.

8. Use Words to make your blog content sound natural

Insert verbal fillers: Well, so, anyway, look. Usually at the start of a paragraph.

You can even be free and do things like this:

“Sooooooo, are you ready for me to tell you what’s THE BEST restaurant in France?”

You see the way I wrote “So” and “The best“? That completely sets you apart. It gives this human vibe to your blog post.

Use personal pronouns: “I” and “You”.

9. AI red flags words to avoid

AI language models tend to overuse certain words. Before we even knew it, those words became indicators that your content was generated by AI.

So all you must do is avoid using them.

Here is my list of AI red-flag words to run from:

Enhance, leverage, delve into, dive into, foster, elevate, unleash, unlock, insights, journey, showcase, seamlessly, streamline, craft, navigate, realm, groundbreaking, captivating, testament, ensure, perfect for, tapestry, likewise, embark, endeavor, in the dynamic world of, landscape, innovative, drive, in the ever-evolving landscape of, involve, across, shaping, in the realm of, embark.

10. Embrace your quirks

– What’s a quirks?

Quirks are unusual habits, behaviors or traits that make a person unique.

-Examples of Quirks? Some examples are:

• Always chewing gum (The Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti)
• Having a distinctive laugh (people in One Piece)
• Always wearing a specific type of clothing (a person within the goth subculture)
• Bringing snacks everywhere (Choji in Naruto).

Don’t mind my examples. The point is to make sure that everyone reading understands the concept of quirks.

Here there are only 2 questions to ask yourself:

Do you have any quirks? Can you use them in your blogging?

– Examples of quirks in blogging

Don’t worry if you don’t have ideas. I will give you some examples of quirks related to bloggers.

There are positive quirks that can give more personality to your writing style and set you apart from AI writing.

Mixing lowercase and UPPERCASE letters is a distinctive writing quirk.

It shows a variation of tone in a way that AI typically avoids.

When you write “this is LITERALLY the best thing ever” ou “I CANNOT believe this happened”, it stands out.

The Successful blogger Mia from the blog She Dreams All Day has this quirk.

She also has a second quirk that is simple yet very rarely used in blogs.

She includes complementary thoughts in parentheses from time to time.

Par exemple:

• I do like doing everything myself (I’m a web designer too).
• Pin consistently and strategically to drive traffic to your new blog (I use Tailwind for scheduling pins).
• Commit to posting at least one blog post per week and get yourself a content calendar (oh, and stick to it lol).

She doesn’t overuse it.

11. Put your heart into your work

Another way to say this is: write from your heart.

Jeff Rose is another successful blogger who makes over $50,000 per month in revenue with his Good Financial Cents blog.

The success of this site can be attributed to the fact that its writer experienced financial difficulties at a young age, as both of his parents struggled with debt.

Therefore, its content comes from the heart. It’s so genuine that it can’t fail to connect with his target audience.

When you humanize your blog, be in a state of empathy.

What you see in front of you must convince you first that it provides value and helps. If you are not convinced that your blog post would be helpful to you if you were searching for this topic, then it won’t convince others either.

Edit it until you are fully satisfied to the point where you would dare to show it to an expert in your niche.

12. Add humor

Making jokes is a human trait that people appreciate.

From a prompt without context, here are three jokes that AI gave me:

• Why did the website go to therapy?

  It had too many issues!

• Why don’t robots ever get scared?

  Because they have nerves of steel!

• Why did the freelancer bring a clock to the meeting?

  Because time is money!

Okay… I see that it’s trying, but honestly it’s not as funny as a human speaking with a humorous tone.

I’m not good at jokes but if you can make jokes that connect, then go for it from time to time. Otherwise it’s optional.

13. Use active voice

AI tends to use a lot of passive voice. Get rid of those parts.

Active voice makes sentences clearer.

E.g.

❌ The project was completed by the team. (Passive voice)

✅ The team completed the project. (Active voice)

Do you see the difference? The second one is easier to read.

14. Avoid gerunds

Gerunds are verbs ending in -ing that act like nouns (e.g., running, reading).

AI likes using them at the beginning of sentences.

It’s unfair, but sentences that start with gerunds fall into the AI content red flags nowadays. Many people are not aware of that.

AI is literally changing the relationship we have with writing. Pretty sad!

E.g.

❌ Running every day is important.

✅ You should run every day.

15. Add examples and stories

You probably noticed that I used a lot of examples in this blog post, just like successful bloggers.

I’ve read a lot of self-growth eBooks in my life and watched many interviews. The successful eBooks and speakers were always illustrating their facts with examples. They are great storytellers.

In blogging, it’s the same. Many beginners make the mistake of just giving facts, tips and educational information. AI does that too.

But the way you share information is what makes the difference between high and low engagement.

Be clear. Stimulate the reader’s imagination with examples and stories.

16. Use Visuals

Incorporate images, infographics, boards or videos to complement the text.

Visuals make the content more engaging and help illustrate points effectively.

That will distinguish you from other people using AI content. You will win over the algorithm and your readers’ favor so much that the AI part will fade away.

I consider visuals as part of the AI content humanizing process. What’s around your written content matters because it can make it high quality or low quality.

17. Proofread Like a Human

– What is Proofreading?

Proofreading is the final stage of editing when you check your content before it’s published or shared.

When proofreading you look for:

• Spelling errors
• Grammatical mistakes
• Punctuation issues
• Formatting problems
• Inconsistencies
• Anything you might have forgotten

And for all these things, AI and humans do them differently.

– How to Proofread Your AI Content?

You must do the normal final editing but also double-check some stuff:

• Remove repetitive phrases and structures.

• AI doesn’t add transitions between paragraphs, or when it does it’s boring stuff like “Furthermore“; replace these with natural connections.

  E.g. Here’s the thing/But wait, there’s more/The best part?

• Break up long sentences.

• Reduce the presence of em dashes (—). Text-generative AI excessively uses them.

• Reduce commas. AI uses them too much.

  One more thing: adding a comma before “and/or“ is optional, but AI ALWAYS adds it in a list. So I prefer to remove it.

E.g.

“You should know that*,** a “very American breakfast” combines: cereal, pancakes, waffles, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, milk, coffee**,** and orange juice.”*

In this example If I want to reduce commas, I will get rid of the one after “that“ and the one before “and.“ Believe me, it makes a big difference when you have a long text.)

Keep in mind that the proofreading stage is the part where you make sure that all the tips we gave here and that you want to use are applied.

Is using AI for creative writing cheating?