The AI Blandness Problem
And why your taste is the only thing that matters now.
AI-generated design is getting really good, and really boring. A wave of new tools can build you a perfect interface that looks like everything else.
AI Has Perfect Execution and Terrible Taste
Developers are noticing a creative convergence where every AI-generated UI looks the same.
A discussion is bubbling up about the blandness of AI-generated user interfaces. The tools are incredible at creating clean, modern, and functional designs that follow all the rules. The problem is they all look eerily similar, leaning on popular frameworks and safe, generic prompts.
This is not the AI's fault; it is a reflection of its training data and our lazy instructions. The models are optimised to find the average, the common denominator of 'good design'. What nobody is saying is that this is exposing a huge gap in our own skills – we have gotten good at asking for 'a clean dashboard' but have forgotten how to ask for something with a soul.
This is less about AI replacing designers and more about AI demanding we become better creative directors. The fix is not a better model, it is better prompts rooted in unusual inspiration, like asking for a UI inspired by brutalist architecture. If you are not actively injecting a unique vision, the AI will default to beige.
Your New AI Co-Pilots
While AI struggles with taste, it is becoming an undeniable force multiplier for specific, tedious jobs.
Swytchcode: Your API docs just learned how to talk back.
This turns static API documentation into an interactive chatbot that generates its own integration code. It is a glimpse into a future where we query systems with natural language instead of reading manuals.
2pr v.2.0: An AI ghostwriter that actually gets your LinkedIn vibe.
It goes beyond just writing posts by analysing viral content and sniffing out trends to craft content in your voice. This is about automating the entire personal branding content system, from strategy to analytics.
Elsie AI: The AI business partner for e-commerce solo founders.
This aims to be an all-in-one marketing, analytics, and strategy team for solo entrepreneurs. It’s designed to give a one-person shop the capabilities of a much larger, data-driven company.
Quick hits
Koyal: Your mic is now a movie studio.
Turns any audio into a full cinematic video with consistent characters, and includes identity protection to prevent deepfake misuse.
NotiSprite: Adorable pixel pals for your Mac notifications.
Replaces your Mac's boring alerts with tiny, animated sprites that deliver reminders and updates with a bit of joy.
My takeaway
Our new job is to be the interesting one in the room with the AI.
The tools flooding the market are incredible force multipliers for execution, but they have no original ideas and no taste. They can generate a perfect, soulless LinkedIn post or a functional, forgettable user interface with terrifying efficiency. Our real value is no longer in the 'how', which is being automated, but in the 'what' and 'why'.
This forces us to cultivate our own unique perspective, to have a strong point of view, and to be the source of the spark. The AI can build the fire, but we have to bring the flint and steel. The best creators will not be the ones who are best at using AI, but the ones with the most interesting things to say.
What are you doing to cultivate your own unique taste?
Drop me a reply. Till next time, this is Louis, and you are reading Louis.log().