Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

Stop Sounding Like AI

5 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Codie Sanchez says AI text sounds generic because models train on mediocre writing. Her fix: run prompts 5-6 times, give the model a specific voice like Buffett, cut 30 percent, then add your own opinions and stories. Treat AI as fuel, not the engine.

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Rant time. If you're using AI to write and it sounds like everybody else, that's because it is. And AI is actually trained on the average. Here's the problem. The average person is broke, lonely, and a terrible writer. Do not take the first draft of AI and post it. You just outsourced your voice to mediocre masses. Here's the fix and what I tell my team. Stop prompting once. Prompt 5 or 6 times. Then give it some context. Like, tell it who it should sound like. Munger, Buffett. Feed it great ads, great writing. Your writing. Then cut 30%. Maybe you add an opinion, a real story, make it sharp. Stop letting AI think for you. Use AI like everyone else. You get to be like everybody else. But if you use it like fuel and you are the engine, then you'll outwork and outearn everybody. So follow for more ideas on how to not sound like AI slop in 2026. Please send this to a friend so I don't have to listen to any more of it.