A Prompt for Reducing Familiar AI Writing Patterns

Matthew Berman discusses a writing checklist and a prompt intended to reduce repetitive AI prose.

MBMatthew BermanIntervenant · Forward Future
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Matthew Berman
Publié
1 févr. 2026
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0:32
Lecture
1 min
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1
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In this short video, Matthew Berman complains about recurring features of AI writing and describes a prompt based on a Wikipedia list of writing patterns. The video links to the Humanizer project and suggests placing instructions in a prompt or personalization settings; it does not test how reliably the approach works.

  1. 1Patterns the presenter dislikesBerman lists em dashes, generic wording, sycophancy and excessive emoji.
  2. 2A list of writing patternsHe points to a Wikipedia page cataloguing patterns associated with AI writing.
  3. 3Using the promptHe describes a prompt based on that list and suggests adding it to personalization or a system message.

À retenir

  1. Berman dislikes recurring AI writing patterns such as generic phrases, excessive emoji and sycophantic tone.
  2. He points to a prompt derived from a Wikipedia list of AI-writing patterns.
  3. He suggests using the instructions in a prompt, personalization settings or a system message.
  4. The short presents the method as useful but does not establish a guaranteed result.
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Recognizing repeated patterns

Berman describes features of AI prose that he finds repetitive. He points to a Wikipedia list of such patterns.

I’m tired of familiar AI writing habits: em dashes, generic phrases, sycophantic tones and too many emoji. Wikipedia maintains a detailed list of patterns that can signal this kind of generated writing.

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Turning the list into instructions

He describes a prompt based on the list. He suggests using it directly or adding it to personalization settings.

Humanizer project instructions
DIAPOSITIVE 1 / 1Humanizer project instructionsThe displayed project page shows installation and usage instructions for a writing skill.

Someone turned that page into a prompt you can give an AI to reduce those patterns. You can use the list in a prompt, or add instructions to your favorite AI’s personalization or system message. The video description links to the Humanizer project; the short does not provide a controlled test of its effectiveness.

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