The Deep View: “AI Humaniser”

Posted on January 29, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
Students use “AI Humanizer” tools to make AI text look human
There are telltale signs that AI wrote text, such as em dashes, unnatural sounding sentences, monotonous tone and feigned excitement. But what if AI could help make text sound human?
That technology exists: College students are already using AI “humanizers,” according to an NBC News report. As the name implies, these humanizers review text for traces of AI use and then suggest changes to make it look more human written. 
A quick search for “AI Humanizer” online results in endless options, including some from established companies such as Grammarly, which advertises itself as “a tool that rewrites AI-generated text—like content from Grammarly, ChatGPT, or Claude—to improve clarity, flow and readability.” Quillbot offers a similar AI Humanizer tool that can be added to Chrome for easier access. Both experiences are free, with many paid tools also available.
Though students turn to these AI humanizers to hide the fact that they were using AI in the first place, many also use it to protect themselves against wrongful accusations of AI use, NBC news reported. 
As generative AI tools became more popular, educators were met with the challenge of determining what content was student or AI generated. As a result, they turned to AI plagiarism detectors, which are notorious for incorrectly identifying whether AI was used or not and have falsely accused many students of using AI. Studies have even found that these detectors are biased against non-native English writers. 
Both educators and students in the report shared frustration with students having to prove that their work is authentic. Even if these students have never touched AI tools, they are being wrongly accused, even in some instances, for handing in high quality work.
Ultimately, the rise of AI humanizers are only a symptom to a larger problem: A cat and mouse chase in which, as AI systems become more advanced, so does paranoia about AI-generated content, discouraging students from bothering to produce good work at all. 
A more permanent solution that goes beyond AI humanizers and detectors requires educators to shift assignments and testing to reflect the AI-first era we live in, such as moving more towards in-class assignments or testing for comprehension rather than execution.
The demand for AI humanizers highlights a continued reliance on AI tools. Even in instances where using AI tools could cause negative consequences for the user, instead of pivoting away from using it or learning to use it more collaboratively,  such as for outlining essays, people are instead looking for tools that help them get away with having AI do the work. This is where AI literacy could help, as ultimately, people need to understand the negative impacts go beyond getting caught, but could cause the retrogression to their own skill developments. 

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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