I write for a company and was told my content shows up as 60% AI written on various detectors. I wrote it all myself and now I’m worried about getting fired. What should I say to defend myself? Can I actually get fired over this?
Try adding a fun tone and some personal touches in your writing. If you keep it straightforward, detectors might think it’s AI. Most detectors aren’t very reliable anyway, but mixing in your personal voice and avoiding complex words and repetitive sentences could help.
@YoungG
I often write about technical topics in my job. Maybe that’s why this is happening.
howdyrobert said:
@YoungG
I often write about technical topics in my job. Maybe that’s why this is happening.
Show your boss some similar content from other websites and have them check it with the AI detectors. It might help your case. A lot of technical writing ends up flagged as AI these days.
@YoungG
That’s a good idea, thanks for the tip 
howdyrobert said:
@YoungG
That’s a good idea, thanks for the tip
Definitely do that. To show them how even manual writing can trigger AI detectors, suggest they use Originality. It tracks every keystroke and shows how the writing was created, yet it often still gets high AI scores.
howdyrobert said:
@YoungG
I often write about technical topics in my job. Maybe that’s why this is happening.
That’s why it’s showing up as AI. Technical writing tends to get flagged. Why are they so concerned about it?
@Evannah
They think their sites won’t rank if it’s seen as AI written.
Accurate detection of AI in writing isn’t possible. These detectors can be misleading, and results can vary a lot with minor changes to the text. You might want to explain to your boss that these tools aren’t reliable, and they should focus on the content’s actual quality. If what you write is clear and useful, then the AI percentage isn’t a big deal.
@Evannah
I know that, but I’m still worried about losing my job.
@Molly12
I’ve been writing for 6 years without issues. I’ve also done academic writing without high plagiarism scores. It feels intrusive that someone can check my writing process. I guess I’ll have to make some changes to improve my score and talk to them about this on Monday.
@howdyrobert
I can relate; I’ve never had plagiarism issues either, but I often get flagged with 30-70% AI scores, especially for technical writing. If your boss has experience in that writing style, suggest they check some of their own work. It might also get flagged, and they’ll see the detectors aren’t reliable. I think OpenAI mentioned shutting down their AI detection tool for the same reasons, so you could bring that up too.
Some of your writing might already be part of the training data for these models. That’s why it flags you as AI.
CathyGenesis said:
Some of your writing might already be part of the training data for these models. That’s why it flags you as AI.
How can I get around this issue?
CathyGenesis said:
Some of your writing might already be part of the training data for these models. That’s why it flags you as AI.
How can I get around this issue?
Just ignore the flags. Google ranks AI content without issues.
@CathyGenesis
Got it. Even though my content isn’t spam, I still wonder why it wouldn’t rank.
howdyrobert said:
@CathyGenesis
Got it. Even though my content isn’t spam, I still wonder why it wouldn’t rank.
Unless your site gets millions of visitors, you probably won’t rank on broad queries anymore. You should be fine, though. They’ve already rigged things so much that there’s really no risk.
OpenAI’s detector is more about checking truthfulness than comparing human writing to AI writing.
60% isn’t bad. Most AI articles are around 80-99%.
Try writing in a more tutorial style, and definitely use your own words. You might also check out tools like Rephrasy to help.