"AI Has Mostly Solved Good Product Design": Dev Argues Consistency Was the Hard Part
signulll · x · 2026-10-21
signulll argues that good product design is mostly about consistent patterns, coherent surfaces, and staying out of the way rather than drawing attention to itself — and claims AI has largely solved this, putting progress at roughly 90%.
The take frames AI's real design strength as adherence to established conventions rather than originality, a useful prompt for debate on where AI design capability actually tops out.
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