Guidance
Trope 24 · iconography
Sparkle icons next to AI
Severity 2 of 3 · detected by ast
Why it reads as slop
The four-point sparkle has become shorthand for 'AI feature'. It tells the reader nothing about what the feature does.
Heuristic
Sparkles / wand icons or sparkle emoji adjacent to labels containing AI, magic, smart, generate.
Antidotes
- Name the capability plainly and use a concrete icon, or nonepractice