AI generated comments help no one because no one created AI generated comments.
No one benefits from taking blogging shortcuts.
AI bloggers lose credibility. Readers lose the opportunity to benefit from a truly helpful blog post.
Never allow these folks to see the light of day on your blog because your credibility goes down the cyber tubes if their AI generated comments get published.
Spot Patterns
Learning how to spot AI comments is simple because clear patterns arise with this scheme.
Note generic-sounding comments. Does it feel like a robot spoke the comment?
Tense-sounding content usually indicates an AI-generated comment.
Be mindful to identify AI.
It gets easy if you practice noting artificial intelligence spam.
Eventually you will trash AI spam in seconds without debating the legitimacy of comments.
Why You Should Delete AI-Generated Comments
Allowing AI-generated comments diminishes your credibility.
Readers perceive your blog in a less favorable light if generic comments get approved.
Google prefers to use AI to cite blogs. The search giant penalizes gross AI usage because mass produced generic content pollutes the online world. No one benefits from seeing the same comment dozens of times daily. Using an artificial agent to publish unhelpful comments breaches reader trust. Allowing AI-generated spam to be seen on your blog diminishes the user experience for your blogging community.
Visit any blog with 20 similar AI-generated comments below the most recent post. Does seeing AI spam instill confidence in the blogger?
I never drop genuine comments on helpful posts if AI-spam dominates the discussion because comments are part of blog content. Everything on your blog is a package deal.
Spot AI-generated comments on your blog by following these tips.
1: Identify Red Flag Phrases
Keep an eye out for these:
- “I especially like”
- “This is a good reminder”
- “I like how you”
AI spun content using identical phrases repetitively. Spot patterns. See trends.
AI attempts to sound human by using “warm connector phrases” similar to the bullet point list above. Don’t be fooled by specific words. AI attempts to sound friendly but comes off as being fake. Anytime I see those phrases I note the ten other similar comments in my trash and spam folders. See the pattern. Trash the comments.
Using “I” in unnatural fashion is another false warm connector. AI wants you to think the “I” is a human being who:
- read the post
- thought about the post
- shares genuine comments in response to the post
Don’t fall for the ploy.
Observe wordy phrases. Pay attention to extraneous content.
Delete anything that doesn’t pass the smell test.
2: Discern If It Is Human Sounding
“Nowadays….”
Do human beings typically lead off conversations with “nowadays” in a normal offline conversation?
Pay close attention to blog comments. Read each thought with a human being in mind. Do people speak how the comment flows? Trash comments that do not sound like a normal human conversation.
Everyone knows what a normal conversation between people sounds like. Delete comments that do not sound like people having a casual chat.
AI-generated comments sound artificial. Read the comment out loud to spot inconsistencies.
Humans never talk like artificial intelligence. People have a heart. Humans express compassion through conversation. People demonstrate empathy.
Search comments for human emotions. Does it sound human? Or does it lack humanity?
Trash fake sounding comments.
Maintain your blogging integrity.
3: No Names
I never read an AI-generated comment including the name “Ryan”.
Perhaps AI will get there eventually but if the blogger doesn’t use your first name consider it a potential red flag.
AI has not figured out how to identify the human blogger behind the blog.
4: Poor Formatting
Look out for:
- block paragraphs
- run on sentences
- lack of spacing
AI-generated comments bleed poor formatting. Artificial intelligence hasn’t figured out how to make content visually appealing to human beings.
Trash rough-looking comments from a presentation perspective.
5: Look for the Spam Holy Trinity
Spot:
- spammy anchor text
- spammy email addresses
- spammy domain names
in conjunction with generic-sounding comments.
AI comments typically link to the “Spam Holy Trinity” I noted above.
If the anchor text, email address and website associated with a generic comment sounds spammy it is almost definitely AI-generated.
6: Trust Your Intuition
If your gut tells you it is AI then it is AI.
Trust your intuition to guide you.
I delete anything that smells fishy.
Everyone knows when someone tries to game the system.
Conclusion
Follow specific patterns closely.
Delete AI-generated comments.
Increase your blogging credibility.
Ryan Biddulph is the owner and creator of Blogging From Paradise Dot Com.
Just went through all my comments. Just to double-check after reading this.
26 pages’ worth. lol
Deleted a few with stupid email addresses.
The lengths people go to game the system… it seems easier just to be genuine. they can post of FB, X etc etc. for free if they want exposure…
I will do the same thing Trevor based on your example.
After writing this post I remembered a few questionable comments. I gave these “folks” the benefit of the doubt.
But some are AI generated spam. I will trash ’em to clean things up.
Being genuine is easier and more prospering too. Authentic bloggers open doors for fellow authentic bloggers.
my mexico atm post generated the most comments. i have now closed comments on that post, as too many say my fees are incorrect. Yet I reiterate that i used a debit card at the bank. Credit cards may have higher fees, as do ATMs in supermarkets… Some sad individuals hate to see people doing well and wanna trash the chances of others, cos they are failing….
Some just fail to read the post in its entirety…..
most though, are good people…. but as in all walks of life, there are fakers, spammers and haters…..
This is duality 101.
Most do some stuff from the heart. The majority are good folks. A smaller percentage secretly hates themselves and picks apart others, often completely mindlessly. Looking past these people feels unpleasant at first because you want to prove the accuracy of content but it doesn’t matter.
I recall a woman who left a review on my flagship eBook. She said it was “just me talking about walking dogs on the beach” and nothing else. She claimed it was completely void of value. The 86 page PDF contains hundreds of highly practical blogging tips. A NY Times Best Selling Author endorsed it. Hate blinds the mentally injured from seeing reality. No amount of reason or kindness can force them to open their mind.