AI wrote half the web this year. Google didn't panic — it got better at spotting the lazy 90%. If you're publishing AI-assisted content, the game isn't "hide the AI". It's "make it genuinely readable".
What still works
- Real structure. Headers that map to search intent, not keyword stuffing.
- A human pass. Every top-ranking AI-assisted page has one thing in common: someone edited it like a person would.
- Original angle. "Best X tools 2026" is dead. "How I cut X time using Y" ranks because it's specific.
The workflow I use
- Draft with AI for speed.
- Humanize with the prompt pack: https://felovery.gumroad.com (code FIRST50 = half off).
- Score readability with the free tool: https://humanizeai-lab.pages.dev/tools/ai-risk-scorer.html — under 40% before publish.
- Add one personal story. Google's quality raters reward experience (E-E-A-T), and a story is the cheapest experience signal you have.
The sites that win 2026 won't be the most AI-generated. They'll be the most edited. What's your publishing workflow looking like?
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