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AI doesn't polish human work. It is more like an extruder that squeezes anything you put into it into a generic, formulaic shape, indistinguishable from writing that was lazily prompted because the writer couldn't be bothered to put forth any more effort than that.

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"AI does not polish human work. It acts more like an extruder, forcing anything fed into it into the same generic, formulaic shape—indistinguishable from writing produced by a lazy prompt from someone unwilling to put in any more effort."

There. AI-polished sentence.

Yes, this is noticeably worse than the original. The first sentence is rhythmically stilted and carries less impact. "is" to "acts" is not stylistic, we're no longer discussing the nature of the object but its behaviour. 'squeezing into a generic shape' is a transformation, each piece of writing stamped into conformity, whereas 'forcing into the same generic shape' must be pulled from a grammatical reading where all writing is being packed into one box. I think "writing produced by a lazy prompt from someone" is a wash, depends if they want to further detach the writer's agency from the result (and it still isn't produced by the prompt); I do prefer "unwilling" for the original tone; but it's certainly blander writing overall. If I came across it I'd even discount some of the metaphors and choices that are still present – since it's clearly written by AI, or a marketing copywriter, I'd guess they were "polish" rather than attempting to convey any particular connotation or nuance.

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