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How to disclose AI use in a post

Last updated 22 October 2026

If AI helped you write a post, the simplest disclosure is one honest line at the end that says what the AI did. Readers don't need a policy document. They need to know whether the words are yours, the tool's, or a mix.

Say what the AI actually did

“Written with AI” covers everything from a spelling fix to a post the tool wrote from a one-line prompt. Be specific about the part the AI played:

  • “I wrote this; AI tightened the wording.”
  • “Drafted by me, rewritten with AI, edited by me before posting.”
  • “AI drafted this from my notes. I checked every claim.”

Pick the line that is true for this post, not the one that sounds best.

Put it where people read it

On LinkedIn and other feeds, put the line at the end of the post, above any hashtags. In a newsletter, put it at the bottom of the issue, or next to the piece it applies to if only one section used AI. On a blog, a short note under the headline or at the end both work; keep it in the same place on every post.

Be consistent

A disclosure helps most when readers can rely on it. If you disclose on some posts and not others, readers will assume the ones without a line were AI-written too. Decide your rule once, for example “any post where AI changed the wording gets a line”, and follow it.

Let readers check instead of trusting you

A line of text is a claim. If you want readers to see what changed, keep your draft and show it. Overwride does this for you: it rewrites your draft, stores the draft next to the rewrite as an Overwride record, and gives you a footer like this to paste under the post:

Overwride rewrite. Check: overwride.com/c/…

The link opens the record with your original draft. Anyone can also paste the post into the checker; an exact match opens the same record.

What not to do

  • Don't call AI-written text “100% original” or imply no tool was used.
  • Don't run your post through a tool that tries to hide AI use and then add a disclosure. That is two contradictory claims.
  • Don't rely on an AI detector to prove anything about your writing. Detectors guess; see why AI detectors are a poor test for writers.

Start with your next post. Write the draft yourself, rewrite it with Overwride, and publish it with the footer. Checking is free and needs no account.