One simple ChatGPT hack makes AI responses sound like a human instead of a robot

Chatting with ChatGPT is part of my daily life these days. I talk to ChatGPT for research, I do it when I have to “google” something, and sometimes I do it for the lols. Since I’m on ChatGPT Plus, I also get to experience OpenAI’s best generative AI features as soon as they’re available in Europe, where I live. 

However, not all improvements come from OpenAI directly. Issuing the right prompt is key to getting the most out of ChatGPT. And I’m always ready to test interesting ChatGPT hacks that can get me better replies. The newest one concerns the tone of ChatGPT’s responses. Specifically, you can get the chatbot to sound more human than robotic with a simple trick.

I don’t think I mind ChatGPT’s tone. It’s something I got used to. Maybe the tone being a little robotic is something I need to ground me. Yes, chatting with AI is as easy as talking to a human. But ChatGPT’s tone reminds you this is the AI you’re talking to, not your buddy.

Still, the following ChatGPT hack, courtesy of Joe Benson on X, involves a simple addition to your prompts.

The ChatGPT tone hack

If you want ChatGPT to write some content for you that sounds natural instead of machine-generated, all you need to do is add one simple instruction to the end of your prompt:

[prompt] in the tone of a text message to a friend without a salutation or emojis

Benson offered the following prompt example: