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The only way to beat UI slop

A developer tested five AI models with the brief to redesign a client's website, highlighting the challenge of avoiding generic 'UI slop' in AI-generated designs. The experiment underscores the need for human oversight and creative direction when using AI tools in web design.

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Your client sends a site and says "make ours like this." I gave five AI models that exact brief. - DEV Community

            Two different versions of the same problem.  If you build for clients: someone sends you a link to a...
          

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