

AI Slop vs. Design Taste - Community Call #10
Join us online at Design XP to spot AI slop before it ships and build the one skill AI can't replicate for you: taste. In a world where anyone can prompt their way to "competent," designers with a real point of view are the ones who stand out.
We'll break down what separates generic AI output from work with a real point of view. You'll then critique real examples in small breakout groups so be prepared to make some new design friends along the way!
Here's how the hour runs:
5 min - Exhibit A: a real piece of AI slop, caught in the wild
15 min - The framework: what slop is, why AI defaults to it, and why taste is becoming the career skill AI can't replace
25 min - Breakout critique: your room gets 4 generic AI designs and 4 distinctive ones without knowing which one's which
10 min - Playback: groups share verdicts, we argue out the close ones together
5 min - Takeaway: how to avoid creating AI slop
Hosted by Aadil Khan (Design XP co-founder & IBM UX Researcher). Pulling from real judgment calls we've seen play out across our own apprenticeship placements!