AI-Generated UI vs. Fixed Templates
Dynamic interfaces can feel alive, but they need recipes and primitives to stay coherent.
Templates create consistency
Fixed templates are fast to understand and easy to test. They work well for repeated business objects such as invoices, tables, catalogs, carts, timelines, and reports.
Generated UI creates fit
AI-generated UI can match the user's task more closely than a generic template. The risk is drift: if every answer invents a new shape, the product starts to feel unpredictable.
The hybrid pattern
The strongest approach is primitives plus recipes. Give the AI composable blocks, clear examples, and recommended fields, then let it assemble specialized surfaces without reviving an unmaintainable one-off block catalog.
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