From discussions across the internet, AI artwork, music, and books are not always very popular. They are often referred to as AI slop referring to poor quality and bland content. Now, a popular response modeled after tl;dr (too long, did not read) is gaining popularity: ai;dr (ai slop, did not read).
AI slop or improved writing?
The voice in writing is often recognizable to frequent readers such as fans of Stephen King, George RR Martin, or others. The same is true for AI as users read it’s output day after day. The style, word choice, structure, and more give it away instantly. For ai;dr visitors, they may search to find different content on other sites. Fortunately, there are many ways we can avoid this such as using AI as an editor or research assistant instead of the primary writer.
The more original content the AI has to work with the easier it is to avoid AI writing using it primarily for spelling, basic grammar, paragraph structure, etc. For example, taking three or four pages and using AI to condense it down to 2 or 3 works very well. This keeps the ideas clear and concise without the AI slop elaborations, bullet point lists, or others that irritate many who use various AI tools for hours each day. For something like this, free tools are often more than enough such as ChatGPT from OpenAI or Claude from Anthropic.
As each AI has a different voice, having more than one check can give you more choices for improved grammar. This is especially true for non-English speaking regions where local variations can be a problem for AI. We’ll cover some of the different options next.
No AI writing?
If we check Openrouter, there are over 600 different AI models available that feature a different writing voice. We can look beyond OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, or Google’s Gemini for less used AI such as Kimi K2.5, MiniMax 2.5, GLM5, DeepSeek, or others hosted on US servers. Be careful and check which provider you’re using! US, EU, and similar providers are best.
When experimenting with different voices, you can also help it avoid AI tropes like the famous emdash with a list like this: https://tropes.fyi/tropes-md Put into the system prompt or chat, it tells the AI to avoid common tells like emdash, numbered lists, and excessive emojis that people instant associate with AI writing. Without these tells and original human content, it can do an excellent job of polishing the grammar, extending ideas, and correcting formatting. Try it for yourself as you experiment with different writing voices including yours.
Search prefers original content
Before AI, it was easier to read content than write it. Now, the trend has reversed with more content being generated than we can read or review. The quality vs quantity argument turns this around looking at traffic. Search spiders and AI agents prefer human content over AI automation when ranking sources for users. We might see this trend accelerate if ai;dr takes off in a bigger way.
By focusing on quality, we can work to avoid ai;dr. Use tropes lists to avoid AI content being snuck into your editing. Avoid using the most popular AI models with common voices that users see everyday. This is especially important if your audience is focused on AI. These can help avoid the most common pitfalls for editing or condensing your ideas.
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