One common complaint: “AI chatbots makes everything sound generic.” → aka AI slop.

Answering your questions about business and technology

Question

We recently rebranded our website and would like to use AI tools to review our copy for grammar, tone, clarity and consistency.  How can we get started?~ Anne

There has been this whole energy around TL;DR (too long, didn’t read) for a while now.  It feels like everyone wants the quick fix.  The magic pill.  The instant answer.  The summary of the book/video/article.

Apparently, fonts have the power to humble you. I learned that the hard way.

Here’s one way to use ChatGPT that most people overlook:Start messy.Then let the bot clean it up.

Imagine scrolling through a post where every image is just a blank box. That’s what screen reader users experience without alt text.

Everyone thinks they know how to spot AI writing, but they’re looking in the wrong place.

Have you ever heard someone say out loud, “Blue circle. Trees are good”? That’s what your emoji-filled content sounds like to someone using a screen reader.

If ChatGPT were a new hire, it would be that overly formal coworker who starts every freakin email with “Per my last email…..” and thinks “Best regards” is edgy.  Here’s how you can start by fixing that.

In our current world, where most people think AI is writing everything, how do you prove your words are your own?