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Score any website for AI design patterns

Score any website for AI design patterns

by hubraumhugo·Jul 7, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●●SolidBig BrainNiche Gem

Deterministic CSS checks catch AI design patterns when ML classifiers would overcomplicate it.

Strengths
  • •Deterministic DOM/CSS checks instead of black-box ML makes the scoring auditable and explainable
  • •Playwright-based headless browser captures computed styles, not just static HTML
  • •Gallery of scored Show HN submissions provides immediate cultural context and validation
Weaknesses
  • •5-10% false positive rate acknowledged but no path to improvement documented
  • •Novelty tool with limited practical utility beyond curiosity and cultural commentary
Category
Design
Target Audience

Web developers, designers, and anyone curious about AI-generated site aesthetics

Post Description

Design slop is the feeling that tells you a website is purely AI-generated. This is an attempt to classify the design patterns behind it.

Applying this scoring to recent ShowHN submissions shows that about a third of the submissions show medium to heavy design slop: https://slopcop.adriankrebs.ch/show

How the scoring works:

- A headless browser loads each site (Playwright)

- A small in-page script analyzes the DOM and reads computed styles

- Every pattern is a deterministic CSS or DOM check.

There are false positives, but my manual QA run verified it’s maybe 5-10%.

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