The AI suggested making a font for my product. The font it made was awful.

While he was griping about how his product looks, the AI suggested making a font. He let it install FontForge and make one. The result was poor, even though the AI said it was a good job.

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How it works

He complains about his product's look
The AI suggests making a font
The AI installs FontForge and generates one
The font comes out poor, though the AI calls it a good job

Why it’s worth knowing

The AI did not just pick a font. It installed FontForge and made one from scratch, then rated its own bad work as good.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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