Why accurate Chinese drafts still sound 'AI-generated'
- Uniform structure: Repeated three-part lists, parallel paragraphs, and formulaic openings/closings produce a manufactured feel even when grammar is fine.
- Voice lost by over-casual rewrite: Shortening sentences or adding colloquialisms can erase professional judgments and a distinctive author voice.
- Facts blurred: Numbers, citations, and accountable actors may be changed during polishing, which harms traceability.
- Full rewrites raise review cost: Some passages need only light tuning; rewriting everything increases manual verification work.
A safer workflow diagnoses problems first, assigns edit strength per section, and explicitly protects immutable fields (numbers, names, citations, final claims).
Skill groups and when to use them
- Broad naturalization: zh-humanizer, humanizer-zh-enhanced. Use when a draft needs a general pass to reduce mechanical phrasing and improve rhythm.
- Preserve voice & facts: wechat-article-rewrite (long WeChat pieces), aideodorizer (reports, emails, README). Use when identity, citations, and commands must remain intact.
- Diagnose then tiered rewrite: humane-taste, deai-writing. Use when you want targeted fixes or to label passages as light/medium/heavy edits.
Key selection factors: text type (article/report/email), fields that must not change, desired edit strength, and a sample of the target voice if applicable.
Step-by-step workflow
1) Define non-editable fields (mandatory) - List numbers, citations, accountable persons, compliance language, and any claims that must stay unchanged. - Provide a short voice sample if you require a specific author tone to be preserved. 2) Diagnose first (use humane-taste) - Ask for a prioritized list: location — why it reads as AI — a conservative示范 rewrite that preserves facts. - Tackle the top 8–12 issues to decide whether to proceed with broader edits. 3) Assign edit levels (use deai-writing to tag segments) - Label each paragraph as light/medium/heavy. - Light edits -> zh-humanizer or humanizer-zh-enhanced for rhythm and transitions. - Medium/heavy -> wechat-article-rewrite for long WeChat-style pieces, or aideodorizer for fact-dense work. 4) Test-run small sections - Start with the headline/opening and a representative body paragraph. Review whether voice and facts are preserved. - Require a change summary or diff from the Skill. 5) Full pass and final checks - If tests pass, continue with the rest of the document. Keep the original for comparison. - Final verification: numbers, dates, names, quotations, accountable actors, and any change to central claims.
Worked example (short business email paragraph)
Original sample: "Regarding project progress, first we completed requirements, second we entered development, and finally we plan to deliver next month. If issues arise, contact the project team."
Goal: Remove the mechanical triad while keeping facts: completed requirements, in development, delivery scheduled next month, contact person/team.
Diagnosis (humane-taste-style):
- Location: opening sentence
Why it feels AI: uses "first/second/finally" pattern, lacks concrete owner and time details. Example conservative rewrite (preserve facts): "The project team has finished the requirements stage and is now in development. We aim to deliver next month. For coordination, please contact Engineer Zhao."
Choice of Skill:
- Short, factual business text -> prefer aideodorizer to ensure numbers, dates, and contact details are preserved and not blurred.
Post-edit verification checklist:
- Is "requirements completed" still stated? Yes.
- Is the development status kept? Yes.
- Is the delivery timeframe still "next month"? Yes.
- Is a clear contact provided? Yes.
Pre-publish checks and practical tips
- Always test on a small representative section before full processing.
- Ask the Skill to output a summary of changes and reasons.
- Explicitly lock fields that must not change in the task instructions.
- Keep the original document for legal/compliance or traceability needs.
Limitations and risks
- These Skills target naturalness, not evasion of detectors; detector outcomes are unstable and should not drive edits.
- Automated edits can alter meaning; human review of critical facts and accountability statements is required.
- Avoid one-pass full rewrites of long documents; iterate by section.
- For legal or compliance content, obtain professional review after editing.
Quick decision guide
- Want to find problem spots: run humane-taste.
- Need per-paragraph edit levels: use deai-writing first, then apply other Skills accordingly.
- Protect numbers and ownership: use aideodorizer.
- Long WeChat article (1.5k–3k words): use wechat-article-rewrite with three prior posts as voice samples.
- Broad first pass: start with zh-humanizer or humanizer-zh-enhanced, then refine.
Closing note: The practical objective is to restore concrete subjects, natural rhythm, and recognizable author voice while keeping facts intact. Follow a diagnose->grade->test->verify loop to reduce machine-like phrasing with controlled risk.