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AI Slop Detector

Tick the linguistic markers present in a piece of writing — Podge will count the slop signals and tell you whether it reads as AI-generated.

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AI slop check

Think about a specific piece of writing — article, email, social post.

What this means

This tool checks for ten markers associated with AI-generated text — from vocabulary tells and structural uniformity to the absence of specific detail and personal voice.

Formula used

Count of ten AI-text markers: em dash overuse, vocabulary tells, opener patterns, uniform structure, absent specifics, hedging, stock phrases, no voice, list compulsion, self-description.

Worked example

Uses 'delve', 'Certainly', heavy hedging, no specific detail, no personal voice, uniform paragraphs — six markers. Likely AI. One em dash and some hedging — one or two markers. Probably human.

Common questions

Why are em dashes a signal?
LLMs trained on large text corpora developed a strong preference for em dashes — used in this way — as a substitute for brackets or commas. This pattern became so characteristic that it is now one of the most commonly cited surface-level tells of AI-generated text, particularly in GPT-family models.

Can a human write text that triggers this detector?
Yes. Human writers who frequently use hedging language, avoid specific detail, or write in a very uniform style can trigger multiple markers. The tool is a heuristic based on patterns, not a forensic analysis. High scores are suggestive, not conclusive.

Plain-English summary

Tick the markers present in a piece of writing to get a verdict on whether it reads as AI-generated.

This section translates the result into a short, direct takeaway rather than leaving the page at a bare number.

Disclaimer: This tool identifies patterns statistically associated with AI-generated text. It cannot definitively determine whether text was AI-generated — human writers can share these patterns and AI text can avoid them. It is a heuristic, not a detection system.

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How to spot AI-generated text — the patterns that give it away

AI-generated text has developed recognisable patterns. Here's what to look for and why these patterns emerged from the training process.

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