No doubt AI is getting more sophisticated, and yes, people are using it to code, called “vibe coding.” What that means is AI generates functional code from natural language prompts. From there, it’s easy to see the leap to creating a full-fledged website.
As a Charlotte web designer, does that mean we’ll soon be out of a job? I don’t think so, and here’s why: AI is like a literal-minded employee. It does exactly what you tell it to do without any feedback or critical thinking. If you tell it to create a website that looks like a competitor’s, it will create an exact replica of that website. Not a website with tweaks, with different colors, with something that fits your brand – a website that looks like your competitor’s.
This points to the core issue with AI. The reason so many artists are up in arms about AI is one, they weren’t compensated by tech companies that trained their algorithms on the art, and two, it’s copyright infringement. If a human created an art piece that looked exactly like a work from Jackson Pollock and tried to sell it, you better believe they’d be sued for copyright infringement. As a society, we’ve decided you can borrow from other people, but not outright copy and paste their entire work. AI? It doesn’t make that distinction.
Furthermore, AI doesn’t offer any pushback. It won’t say, “I don’t think a neon green flashing banner is a good idea.” Instead, it will say, “Great! Here’s the code for that.” This is why a Charlotte web designer is still necessary. Web Symphonies has been in business for decades. We know what works from both an aesthetic and a coding perspective. We can tell you when something won’t look good or isn’t a good fit for your business.
AI slop is real. Just because you can create something with AI doesn’t mean you should. But will AI tell you if what you’re creating is a good idea or not? No. Essentially, you still need a Charlotte web designer in the age of AI because human oversight is still required. And if you don’t know what you’re doing in terms of coding, you could create more problems for yourself, problems you don’t know how to solve because you don’t have the expertise.
Do we use AI in our business? Of course we do – it can be a timesaver – but first and foremost, we apply our human intelligence to a problem. We think about how humans interact with a webpage. We think about what works for humans in terms of a sensible flow. We think about what looks good to human eyeballs. If you don’t know much about web design, you can’t do any of that. Instead, it’s like you’re painting with your eyes closed; sure, you may create something beautiful and original, but you may also create a mess.
By hiring a Charlotte web designer, you can ensure you’re getting something tried and true. And unlike “literal-minded” AI, we understand nuance. We can create a website that looks like one you admire without literally recreating that website pixel by pixel. We listen for what you want beneath your words. We work with you to create your website and that partnership is what allows for something wonderful to emerge.
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