A consultant discovered that using AI to write a client proposal, despite having done the underlying work, resulted in the client perceiving it as low-effort and insincere. This experience highlights that readers can detect AI-generated content through subtle cues like unnatural flow and structure, often before any AI detection tools would flag it. The author argues that focusing on prompts to make AI sound human is less effective than ensuring the AI's output reflects genuine human perspective and effort, likening the current trend to the early days of banner ad blindness. AI
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IMPACT Readers are developing 'AI blindness,' similar to ad blindness, causing them to disregard AI-generated content regardless of detection tools.
RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual discussing the perceived quality and detectability of AI-generated content.