How Do I Tell If an Email Was Written by AI? @askleonotenboom
How Do I Tell If an Email Was Written by AI?  @askleonotenboom
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
☑️ Got an email that feels a little off? Maybe AI wrote it, maybe it didn't. I'll discuss why the old warning signs are disappearing and what really matters when judging any message.

☑️ AI or Human written?
You can’t really tell anymore. AI writing is getting too good, and old clues like perfect grammar or odd wording are fading. Don’t judge an email by how well it’s written. Judge it by what it asks you to do. Your scam detector still matters most.

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Chapters
0:00 How Do I Tell If an Email Was Written by AI?
0:55 Using AI to craft AI
2:56 Uncanny valley applies to writing
4:22 Obvious signs are disappearing
4:53 Perfection could be a sign
5:51 Does it really matter?

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