AI Design Tools Converge on the Same Generic Visual Patterns ("AI Slop")
A founder describes shipping several products and consistently finding that AI design tools generate the same handful of generic visual patterns — gradient blobs, floating pills, fake trust badges — rather than intentional, varied design. This is a specific, recognized quality gap in AI-assisted design generation.
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