The Benefits of Human Proofreaders

At Editly, we are obsessed with how to change AI to human text to unlock the full benefits of AI text for our clients. Whether for business, school, or personal projects, AI text can be a valuable tool for saving time, conducting research, and unlocking creativity. But it cannot replace the human elements that suffuse such endeavors with life.

Indeed, to humanize AI text that lies dead under the weight of its own monotony and repetition is more of an art than a science. It cannot be done well by the simple scripts of paragraph rewriters or AI paraphrasers. It cannot be done well by asking AI text generators to regenerate their own text as human. In fact, the vast majority of these tools make the AI text less readable and even more verbose.

Instead, it requires a human touch. This is where Editly editors, the best online humanizers, are happy to step in and guide you through a humanizing process that you can use to make any AI text into human text on your own.

Steps to Humanize an AI Text

To get you started, we have put together a more comprehensive 5-step guide to humanizing any AI text, How to Change AI Text to Human Text in 5 Simple Steps. For this series, however, we have modified it so that you can begin to learn how to humanize AI text in just 3 steps. 

Before we dive in, however, let’s take a look at the AI text on our subject of the day: “The Benefits of Human Proofreaders.”

AI Text on the Benefits of Human Proofreaders

Human proofreaders play a critical role in the writing and publishing process, offering a suite of benefits that far surpasses the capabilities of automated proofreading tools. One of the most significant advantages is their ability to understand context and nuance within the text. Unlike algorithms, which follow rigid rules and patterns, human proofreaders can interpret the subtleties of language, ensuring that the intended message is clear and effective. This sensitivity to context allows them to identify and correct errors that automated tools might miss, such as incorrectly used idioms, nuanced grammatical issues, or sentences that are technically correct but awkward or unclear. Additionally, human proofreaders can appreciate the tone and style of a piece, making sure that it remains consistent throughout and aligns with the author's purpose, whether it be to inform, persuade, entertain, or provoke thought.

Another key benefit of human proofreaders is their ability to provide personalized feedback. This feedback can be invaluable for writers looking to improve their craft, as it often includes suggestions on how to enhance clarity, structure, and flow, in addition to correcting grammar and spelling mistakes. Human proofreaders can offer insights into how certain passages may be perceived by readers, pointing out potential ambiguities or areas where the argument may not be as strong as it could be. This kind of detailed, constructive criticism is something that no automated tool can replicate, as it requires a deep understanding of both the mechanics of writing and the way messages are received by different audiences.

Furthermore, human proofreaders add a layer of quality assurance that is essential in professional and academic contexts. For authors, businesses, and scholars, the credibility and professionalism of their written work can have significant implications. A document riddled with errors can undermine its authority and distract from its content, potentially leading to misinterpretation or dismissal by the intended audience. Human proofreaders ensure that the final product is polished and error-free, reinforcing the author's credibility and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the text. By catching mistakes that might have been overlooked and suggesting improvements, they help to ensure that the work makes the best possible impression on its readers, whether it's a novel, a business proposal, a research paper, or any other form of written communication. (374 words)

Step 1: Find Repetition in the AI Text

When we target repetition, we are focused on nouns (people, places, and things), verbs (action words), and adjectives (descriptors). We do not care about parts of speech such as articles (“a,” an,” “the”) and prepositions (“to,” “in,” “of,” etc.). In addition, we need to consider not just exact matches, but also the varying parts of speech for each word. So, let’s give it a shot and dive into the first step of our humanization—finding repetition (marked in bold).

Human proofreaders play a critical role in the writing and publishing process, offering a suite of benefits that far surpasses the capabilities of automated proofreading tools. One of the most significant advantages is their ability to understand context and nuance within the text. Unlike algorithms, which follow rigid rules and patterns, human proofreaders can interpret the subtleties of language, ensuring that the intended message is clear and effective. This sensitivity to context allows them to identify and correct errors that automated tools might miss, such as incorrectly used idioms, nuanced grammatical issues, or sentences that are technically correct but awkward or unclear. Additionally, human proofreaders can appreciate the tone and style of a piece, making sure that it remains consistent throughout and aligns with the author's purpose, whether it be to inform, persuade, entertain, or provoke thought.

Another key benefit of human proofreaders is their ability to provide personalized feedback. This feedback can be invaluable for writers looking to improve their craft, as it often includes suggestions on how to enhance clarity, structure, and flow, in addition to correcting grammar and spelling mistakes. Human proofreaders can offer insights into how certain passages may be perceived by readers, pointing out potential ambiguities or areas where the argument may not be as strong as it could be. This kind of detailed, constructive criticism is something that no automated tool can replicate, as it requires a deep understanding of both the mechanics of writing and the way messages are received by different audiences.

Furthermore, human proofreaders add a layer of quality assurance that is essential in professional and academic contexts. For authors, businesses, and scholars, the credibility and professionalism of their written work can have significant implications. A document riddled with errors can undermine its authority and distract from its content, potentially leading to misinterpretation or dismissal by the intended audience. Human proofreaders ensure that the final product is polished and error-free, reinforcing the author's credibility and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the text. By catching mistakes that might have been overlooked and suggesting improvements, they help to ensure that the work makes the best possible impression on its readers, whether it's a novel, a business proposal, a research paper, or any other form of written communication. (374 words)

As you can see, the repetition of nouns, verbs, and adjectives permeates the AI text. In fact, more than 22% of the total words in the AI text are some form of repetition. As you may imagine, this far surpasses even the most boorish and verbose human text. But, before we can deal with this avalanche of repetition, we need to complete the next step.

Step 2: Find the “To Be” Verbs in the AI Text

Here, we take “to be” verbs to mean only the following: “am,” “is,” “are,” “was,” “were,” “be,” and “being.” So, this search is much more limited in scope and should thus proceed more quickly than the more exhaustive search necessary for Step 1. Now, let’s take a look at our text and find the “to be” verbs (marked in bold and underline):

Human proofreaders play a critical role in the writing and publishing process, offering a suite of benefits that far surpasses the capabilities of automated proofreading tools. One of the most significant advantages is their ability to understand context and nuance within the text. Unlike algorithms, which follow rigid rules and patterns, human proofreaders can interpret the subtleties of language, ensuring that the intended message is clear and effective. This sensitivity to context allows them to identify and correct errors that automated tools might miss, such as incorrectly used idioms, nuanced grammatical issues, or sentences that are technically correct but awkward or unclear. Additionally, human proofreaders can appreciate the tone and style of a piece, making sure that it remains consistent throughout and aligns with the author's purpose, whether it be to inform, persuade, entertain, or provoke thought.

Another key benefit of human proofreaders is their ability to provide personalized feedback. This feedback can be invaluable for writers looking to improve their craft, as it often includes suggestions on how to enhance clarity, structure, and flow, in addition to correcting grammar and spelling mistakes. Human proofreaders can offer insights into how certain passages may be perceived by readers, pointing out potential ambiguities or areas where the argument may not be as strong as it could be. This kind of detailed, constructive criticism is something that no automated tool can replicate, as it requires a deep understanding of both the mechanics of writing and the way messages are received by different audiences.

Furthermore, human proofreaders add a layer of quality assurance that is essential in professional and academic contexts. For authors, businesses, and scholars, the credibility and professionalism of their written work can have significant implications. A document riddled with errors can undermine its authority and distract from its content, potentially leading to misinterpretation or dismissal by the intended audience. Human proofreaders ensure that the final product is polished and error-free, reinforcing the author's credibility and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the text. By catching mistakes that might have been overlooked and suggesting improvements, they help to ensure that the work makes the best possible impression on its readers, whether it's a novel, a business proposal, a research paper, or any other form of written communication. (374 words)

Step 3: Eliminate Repetition and “To Be” Verbs in the AI Text

At this juncture, we need to clarify exactly what we are seeking to accomplish with repetition. First, if we are staring at a pair of repeated words, then we only need to eliminate one of them for the repetition to disappear. Furthermore, the urgency with which we need to eliminate is correlated with proximity. That is, the closer the repeated words, the more of an issue they become for readability and immediate recognition as AI-derived. However, the farther apart the repetition, the less likely it is to impact the flow of the text. Finally, it should be noted that every text will contain key words that need to be repeated because there simply is not another word or phrase that captures the correct idea.

On the other hand, “to be” verbs should be approached with the idea that the fewer that appear in a text, the less repetitious and boring it will be. For underneath the “to be” verbs lie a host of undesirable traits that AI has picked up from its training on bad writing. These include passive voice, repetition, and the use of many words instead of few. Therefore, you should aim to eliminate as many “to be” verbs as possible in the text.

By following Step 3 to its conclusion, we can now change AI to human text.

The Result of Humanizing AI Writing

In the writing and publishing process, the benefits of human proofreaders far surpass the those of automated proofreading tools. One significant advantage is that they can interpret the subtleties of language and context, ensuring the correctness, clarity, and effectiveness of the intended message. On the other hand, machine services might miss incorrectly used idioms and nuanced grammatical issues, or technically correct, but awkward, expressions. Additionally, human proofreaders can ensure uniformity and appropriateness of appreciate the tone, style, and purpose, whether informative, persuasive, entertaining, or thought-provoking.

Beyond correcting grammar and spelling mistakes, human proofreaders provide invaluable personalized feedback to enhance clarity, structure, and flow. Moreover, they can offer insights into how certain passages may be perceived by readers, pointing out potential ambiguities or areas of argumentative weakness. Only a human can provide such detailed because only a human can truly understand writing mechanics and the complexities of audience reception.

Furthermore, human proofreaders guarantee quality and credibility for authors, businesses, and scholars. For a document riddled with errors can undermine its authority and distract from its content, potentially leading to misinterpretation or dismissal by its intended audience. By catching mistakes and suggesting improvements, human proofreaders help to make the best possible impression on readers, no matter the written genre. (207 words)

AI Text vs Humanized Text

We have bolded the remaining repetition in the humanized text, and you can immediately appreciate the reduction of repetition. However, if we approach it more mathematically, we find that the 22% repetition in the AI writing has been reduced all the way down to 5% repetition in the humanized AI writing. In other words, the repetition has decreased by more than 77%. Moreover, the remaining repetition is concentrated in key ideas to the topic such as “human,” “human proofreaders,” and “writing.”

At the same time, we have eliminated every instance of “to be” verbs from the humanized text. This has allowed us to fix the issues that accompany them. Of course, this includes unnecessary wordiness. In fact, in our endeavors to turn AI to human text, we have reduced the word count of the text from 374 words all the way down to 207 words. In other words, there are nearly 45% fewer words in our humanized AI. 

The Takeaway

As shown by the expert humanizers at Editly, you can turn ai to human text far better than any text generator or automatic rewriter. And you can do so in just 3 steps. However, if you want a helping hand with experience and expertise, don’t hesitate to get started on Editly.