Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Editors Prefer Flawed Human Writing Over AI Content
Editors often enjoy fixing and improving human-written articles, even if they are flawed.
This process gives them a sense of satisfaction and creativity.
However, with the rise of AI-generated content, many articles now sound the same and lack the human touch.
A recent study found that in 2024, there are more AI-written articles online than those written by humans.
This shift is concerning because it makes content feel less personal and more like mass-produced goods.
Editors prefer the unique, sometimes imperfect style of human writing over the perfect but uniform output of AI.
Editors find satisfaction in editing and improving human-written articles.
AI-generated content lacks the human touch and feels uniform.
A study by Graphite found AI-generated articles surpassed human-written ones in 2024.
Human writing is seen as more authentic and satisfying.
The rise of AI content is concerning as it makes articles feel less personal.
- Who
- Editors and writers
- What
- Preference for human writing over AI-generated content
- When
- AI-generated articles surpassed human-written ones in 2024
- Where
- Online, including newspapers and social media
- Why
- Human writing is seen as more authentic and satisfying
- AI-Generated Articles
- Surpassed human-written articles in 2024
- Editorial Preference
- Human writing, despite flaws, is preferred
- AI Writing Style
- Uniform, lacks human touch
- Editorial Process
- Editing and rewriting for satisfaction
- Study by Graphite
- Found AI-generated articles surpassing human-written ones