u/Brief_Language_606

I genuinely never thought we’d reach a point where students feel pressured to make their writing sound worse just to avoid AI accusations.

People are now removing strong vocabulary, simplifying sentences, avoiding em dashes, and toning down polished phrasing because they’re scared an AI detector will flag them. That completely flips the purpose of academic writing on its head.

For years students were told to improve clarity, structure, and style. Now suddenly too polished can look suspicious. The weirdest part is that revision itself is starting to feel risky, even though revising and refining ideas is literally how good writing is supposed to happen.