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Why Every AI-Built Site Looks the Same, and How to Fix It

Every AI-built site looks the same: purple gradient, Inter font, one centered button. That is not your fault. AI has terrible taste by default, so when you vibe code it reaches for the same generic look every time. The fix is not a better prompt. It is a stack of sites you keep open that hand your AI great taste instantly. Here are all 17, plus the exact prompts to paste into Claude.

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