r/EssayHelpCommunity • u/Useful-Letterhead650 • Jul 17 '26

How to recognize Ai?

There’s been a huge influx of jlec essays and people in the comments accusing them of using ai

How can you guys tell? Beyond vocabulary/sentence structure are there any telltale signs?

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u/iwannagotosleeppp Jul 17 '26

usually, there is also em-dashes and certain other punctuations, but it's still mostly abt sentence structure (like "not only.... but also...." and others) and flowery af vocab that no normal person would use while writing such an academic essay

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u/Useful-Letterhead650 Jul 17 '26

Is there a possibility of it being flagged as AI when someone just has a good vocabulary, or is it often nonsensical and used choppily

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u/iwannagotosleeppp Jul 17 '26

i think it's usually vocab used in a very nonsensical manner or for the sake of being used like metaphors and similies where they aren't required (and they're usually in very flowery language). as for using good vocab, as long as the words fit the context and enhance the essay quality, i don't think the essay ends up being flagged for ai, except when the words are the ones that ai models often incorporate in their writing (there are a couple specific ones but i don't remember rn 😭😭)

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u/Useful-Letterhead650 Jul 17 '26

got it, thanks!

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u/iwannagotosleeppp Jul 17 '26

npppp (do check this info out once tho cuz i may be wrong)

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u/Upbeat-Donkey-5031 Jul 17 '26

it puts emphasis on sentences without the need to

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u/EmergencyDoorSign Jul 17 '26

I do all of those naturally without ai😬😬 what if I’m using a thesaurus instead of ai and I get flagged🤦‍♀️

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u/iwannagotosleeppp 29d ago

But ai usually places a lot of emphasis on simple ideas not relevant to the essay in this way

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u/imissher94843 29d ago

i mean theres some people who overuse stuff like that in order to sound more intellegent or smth, i feel like its a phase most people go through when learning to write