Probably a hot take: While it’s impressive how quickly LLMs can spin up websites, I think AI is accelerating a trend that’s been happening for years: the internet is starting to look increasingly self-similar. AI tools often generate websites using the same design patterns, layouts, fonts, and aesthetics. So many new vibe-coded apps, company websites, and landing pages are starting to look identical (not to mention the content). I’m not saying AI-generated websites look bad - they often look great. But when everything looks the same, differentiation becomes more valuable. I have a feeling that as AI-generated websites become the norm, websites and online experiences with a unique aesthetic, an authentic voice, and evidence of real people behind the company will become a competitive advantage. Not just because they look different, but because they may offer better user experiences and inspire more trust. As the internet becomes flooded with AI-generated content and design, I suspect people will increasingly seek out experiences that feel genuinely human. (For as long as humans continue browsing websites themselves, at least 😅) We’re already seeing signs of this on social platforms and forums, where people are becoming increasingly skeptical of content that feels AI-generated and platforms are cracking down on AI content. I’ve also seen many recent examples of Google deindexing entirely AI-generated sites. While that doesn’t necessarily mean the AI-generated design itself is the problem, it does make me wonder how search engines will evolve their ability to distinguish between generic, mass-produced experiences and genuinely original, useful ones that happen to use AI. And I wouldn’t be surprised if search engines and LLMs increasingly favor the signals that their users are looking for - particularly originality, usefulness, and trust. (Google recently updated its documentation to emphasize human effort, originality, and skill as important considerations in evaluating content quality.) The more the internet looks like it was made by AI, the more valuable I think it will become to show evidence of human involvement. 🤔🤔🤔