Beginner-Friendly Tutorial: How to Use DeepSeek to Remove the "AI Taste" from Your Writing 180

DeepSeek has been super popular lately, and many people rely on it for help when writing articles. But the content generated by this AI always carries a strong "AI flavor." It feels like the article wasn't written with care, but rather stamped out from a mold, missing that personal, human touch.

So how do we strip away that "AI flavor" and make the writing feel more natural? The methods below can help you solve the problem of overly strong "AI flavor" when writing with DeepSeek.

1. Think It Through Before You Start Writing

Craft Your Prompts Cleverly

When giving instructions to DeepSeek, don't keep using those cookie-cutter, formulaic phrases. For example, simply saying "write an article about [topic]" may result in content that feels too mechanical. Make your prompts more specific, like "For food lovers out there, talk about the local signature snacks as if you're sharing a food experience with a close friend—vividly describe the snack's features, how to eat it, and the story behind it." Specific, scenario-based prompts like this lead to writing that feels more authentic and vivid.

You can also ask DeepSeek to mimic a specific human author's style or writing genre. If you want to write a witty, humorous short story, you could say "In the humorous, tongue-in-cheek style of Mark Twain, write a little tale set in a small town, bringing the characters' expressions and actions vividly to life."

Here are a few more prompts for reducing the "AI flavor":

• Please write an article about [topic] in a style as natural and flowing as everyday conversation. Feel free to add your own opinions and feelings so the article has more warmth—don't make it too academic or mechanical.

• I want an article on [specific topic] that mimics the style of [specific writer's name]. Pay close attention to this writer's unique style—their word choices, sentence structures, narrative approach, and so on—so the article reads as if written by the author themselves, not as an AI imitation.

• Please help me write an article on [specific topic] in the style of [specific literary genre name]. Reflect the typical characteristics of this genre, such as [list some key features of the genre], while also giving the article a lively, down-to-earth feel—don't make it too obscure or rigid.

Prepare Relevant Materials in Advance

Before asking DeepSeek to generate the article, gather some real materials related to the topic yourself. For instance, if you're writing about a historical event, look up authoritative sources first and gather all the information about the cause, development, and key figures. Then feed these materials to DeepSeek. This way, the article will have more solid substance and won't feel hollow and made-up.

For example, when I ran this article through the Zhuque Large Model Detection, the AI flavor came back very low.

2. Polish the Article After It's Generated

Refine the Language Style

Go through the article and identify any wording or expressions that clearly show an AI style, then rework them to sound more natural and conversational. Some AI articles might say things like "To summarize, under the influence of numerous factors..."—that comes across as pretty stiff. You could change it to "All in all, for a bunch of reasons...".

Adjust the sentence structures so they read more smoothly and naturally. Avoid those long, convoluted sentences that tire the reader out. For instance, if the AI produced something like "Against the backdrop of today's rapid development, ever-evolving technology, and significantly improved living standards, people's demand for cultural products is also continuously evolving toward diversification," you could rephrase it as "Nowadays, technology is advancing fast, living standards have improved, and everyone wants more variety in cultural products."

Add a Personal Touch

Sprinkle in some of your own elements—your real feelings, your unique insights. If you're writing a movie review, for example, you can build on what DeepSeek produces and share what you felt while watching. Something like "The scene where the protagonist refuses to give up and keeps struggling through hardship really touched me—it reminded me of my own experience of not giving up when facing difficulties in life. That unbreakable spirit is truly moving."

Add in your own firsthand experiences or things that happened to people around you. When writing a travel piece, you could say "I remember one trip to the beach when the sunset was breathtaking—the whole sea was painted orange-red. I picked up shells on the sand with some local kids, and that pure, simple joy is something I'll never forget."

Check the Logical Coherence

Articles written by AI sometimes lack logical coherence, so you have to review and revise them carefully. If the article talks about the benefits of online education at the beginning and then suddenly jumps to the downsides of offline education, it'll leave readers confused. In that case, add some transitional sentences or rearrange the paragraph order to make the logic clearer. For example, you could add "Having looked at the advantages of online education, let's also take a look at the issues with offline education."

Here's a tip for everyone: it's best to run the article generated by DeepSeek through the Zhuque Large Model Detection. If the AI flavor is still strong, you can do a second pass to remove it—just type this prompt into DeepSeek: "Please remove the AI flavor from the following article," paste in the generated text, and submit. After this second pass, it generally passes the detection.

In short, to make DeepSeek's output feel more natural, you have to pay attention on many fronts—from thinking about natural expression when crafting prompts, to using language close to everyday life, to incorporating specific examples and data, to adding your own thoughts, and finally to careful review and polish once the draft is done.