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Designer @raunofreiberg says he no longer asks LLMs for copy or visual mocks

According to a post on X by @raunofreiberg, he avoids asking LLMs for copy or visual mockups. He says their basic patterns and clichés "poison" his thinking and make it harder to design or write beyond the average. In a follow-up, he said a novel take on what a website can be would make him more likely to hire someone than ten side projects "prompted together with no thought," quoting a viral post about the personal web. The source is a short excerpt, so the full context of the posts is not available here.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-11T15:00:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-11T22:21:44+00:00
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According to a post on X by @raunofreiberg, he avoids asking LLMs for copy or visual mockups. He says their basic patterns and clichés "poison" his thinking and make it harder to design or write beyond the average. In a follow-up, he said a novel take on what a website can be would make him more likely to hire someone than ten side projects "prompted together with no thought," quoting a viral post about the personal web. The source is a short excerpt, so the full context of the posts is not available here.

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@raunofreiberg said he avoids asking LLMs for copy or visual mocks because their basic patterns and clichés "poison" his thinking and make it harder to design or write beyond the average. In a follow-up, he said a novel take on what a website can be would make him more likely to hire someone than ten side projects...

This is one designer's personal view, not a survey or industry finding. It raises questions for designers, hiring managers and portfolio reviewers about whether AI-generated work flattens originality and how creative work should be judged. Watch whether other designers describe similar limits on AI use in their creative process.

Signal Strength 78% Technical label WATCH Public Interest 20 Category DEVELOPING Reader Depth TECHNICAL

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Recognizable Entity Score 0 Practical Impact Score 0 Novelty Interest Score 70 Consequence Score 10 Curiosity Score 0 Shareability Score 41

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