Here are my findings and thoughts on the use of AI, building writing skills, Publisher guidelines, percentages of AI, human-written content, and the use of AI humanizers.

How much AI-generated content is permissible in writing?
Should a writer settle for small percentages of AI-generated text?

According to most publisher guidelines — and in practice — it is permissible to have minor traces of AI content in your work.

Should a writer aim for 100% human-written text using AI humanisers?
If you rely on automated workflows, humanising AI-generated text can be a practical necessity.

Should a writer develop 100% human-written content through personal effort?
Yes, it helps you develop style, clarity, logic, and the satisfaction of truly original work. In the early stages of your writing career, building and developing your own writing capability is important.

Planning Your AI Use as a Writer

With automation becoming integral to modern workflows, writers must decide how to incorporate AI and AI detection tools into their careers.

One practical question is:
Should you ignore a small percentage of AI-written content flagged by detectors?

From experience, I believe yes, within limits. Worrying over a 1.26% AI flag can delay your publishing process and interrupt your creative flow. Chasing that last bit of flagged content sometimes becomes counterproductive.

Let’s remember:
It’s AI tools that both generate and detect content. Being “AI-written” should not be the sole criterion for rejecting an article. Publishers who warn against AI content rarely specify a strict cutoff percentage.

The 100% Human-Written Benchmark

I’m currently in my formative writing stage. I often check other writers’ work using Zero GPT, and I find many articles flagged as 0% AI-written. That has become my benchmark.

Still, I’ve also read excellent pieces with 1.5%, 12.4%, or even 24.8% AI-generated content. These percentages can be ignored, corrected, or accepted based on the writer’s goals.

But here’s a reality:

Even just 2–5% AI flagging can weaken your claim of “fully human-written” content, especially if you’re trying to develop a credible personal brand. And often, it’s simple sentences that get flagged, no matter how many times you revise them.

My Method: Manual Humanizing

Despite the publishers allowing small AI content percentages, I made a conscious choice:
To go all in on the challenge of achieving 100% human-written content.

When faced with AI-flagged sentences (often highlighted in yellow by tools like Zero GPT), I ask:

• Are these sentences necessary?
• Can the post stand without them?
• Does the message change if I delete them?

Surprisingly, most of the time, deleting the flagged lines made little difference to the overall meaning. I often forgot those yellow lines ever existed.

My surrounding text filled in the gaps seamlessly

This method works well for me. It allows me to:

• Use Chat GPT as a supportive tool
• Keep full control of the final output
• Grow as a writer while staying in line with platform expectations

What About AI Humanizers?

Writers who are already into automated workflows often rely on AI humanizers. At this stage, I choose not to.

Why?

Because I want to own my words.

I want to feel my sentence structure, build logic with intention, and sense real satisfaction from writing something I can call my own.

For beginners like me, this is important. Using humanizers too early can hinder the natural development of writing skills, voice, and confidence.

Why This Approach Works

• It builds your writing skill: You create the content — ChatGPT helps refine, not generate.
• It reduces AI footprint: You identify and eliminate robotic phrasing before publishing.
• It’s efficient: You don’t rewrite your entire draft — just the flagged parts.

You’re using AI smartly, like a language assistant, and not surrendering to it.