AI can’t subtract

AI can’t subtract.

Give AI five requirements for a screen and you get eight things back. Filters, tooltips, banners and KPI cards you never asked for.

• Adding can be checked. Removing takes judgment, and what to cut depends on context that isn’t on the screen.
• Simplicity is a stance, not a style. It means saying “this person is here for one job” and owning everything you give up.
• Training data only shows finished work. The 40 ideas that got cut never show up anywhere.