DraftCheck guides

Practical guides to editing AI-assisted writing, plus honest comparisons with AI detectors. DraftCheck is a linter for AI-writing habits; it doesn't guess who wrote a text.

• Words ChatGPT overuses, and what to write instead: A list of 40+ words and phrases that make writing sound like ChatGPT, like delve, tapestry, pivotal and leverage, with plain replacements you can use instead.
• How to make AI writing sound human: A practical checklist for editing AI-assisted drafts so they read like a person wrote them: cut the openers and closers, replace vague claims, fix rhythm, and check the result.
• AI detectors vs. AI-writing checkers: AI detectors guess whether a model wrote a text and often get it wrong. A pattern checker like DraftCheck shows the specific phrases that make writing sound AI-generated. Here's when to use each.
• A GPTZero alternative for editing drafts (and when GPTZero is the better pick): GPTZero estimates whether a text was AI-generated. DraftCheck is a free linter that flags the phrases that make a draft read as AI so you can fix them. When to use each, with GPTZero's current pricing.
• An Originality.ai alternative for fixing AI-sounding copy (and when Originality.ai is the better pick): Originality.ai combines AI detection, plagiarism and fact checking for publishers. DraftCheck is a free linter that points at the AI-writing habits in a draft so you can edit them out. When each fits, with current Originality.ai pricing.
• A Copyleaks alternative for editing AI-assisted drafts (and when Copyleaks is the better pick): Copyleaks detects AI text and plagiarism across many languages. DraftCheck is a free English-language linter that flags the phrases that make writing sound AI-generated. When each fits, with current Copyleaks pricing.
• Signs of AI writing: all 23 patterns