In my opinion, those AI checker tools are useless because they generate a huge amount of AI detection. Often times they are used for shortening, rewriting certain paragraphs, and also they are helpful to people who don't have english as first language.AI is a very good language tool.
this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2025
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Just the other day someone sent me something I needed to translate. Google translated it literally and it didn’t really make sense.
I asked chatgpt and it told me the literal translation and then explained what it meant in context. So useful for language.
Give Kagi Translate a go. It seems to translate much more fluidly without breaking any intent.
Yes, but why not disclose that you used AI in writing the article? Failing to follow journal guidelines is the fault here, not using AI for productive purposes.
Can confirm. I usually swipe so aggressively that weird mistakes sneak in. Plus, I tend to ramble, so having an LLM clean up the mess I leave behind is genuinely helpful. Even this message was proofread by one to fix all the silly errors I tend to make. Before posting, I still double-checked to make sure the core message matched what I intended. Sometimes they tweak things too much or throw in something unexpected.
You can tell it was rewritten, can’t you? All that fancy language just doesn’t feel quite natural.
That’s how I use LLMs as well, and I’d even argue this is one of the few use cases where it actually performs incredibly well since it’s doing what it was designed to do: generate natural-sounding language.
I rarely have it write an entire message for me. Usually, I write the message first and then let the LLM check it for grammar and clarity. I’ve instructed it not to rewrite the whole thing, just to correct grammar and make slight adjustments for coherence. If you compare the two versions side by side, the differences are usually quite subtle and I usually tweak it a little more before posting.
The classic “I didn’t have the time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead” excuse doesn’t really apply any more. Ramble as much as you feel like and let the LLM worry about refining it into coherent communication. Minor tweaks are also welcome, if the original post is short enough.