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Summary

Adds an AI Product Anti-Patterns section to anti-patterns.md, documenting 6 patterns specific to naming AI products themselves. Distinct from the existing AI Name Slop section, which covers names generated by AI.

Patterns covered:

  1. The "AI" prefix/suffix epidemic (AIWriter, CopyAI, JasperAI, …)
  2. The "Co-" / "-pilot" imitation (post-Copilot saturation)
  3. The human name trend (Claude/Gemini work, "Sarah" inside a CRM doesn't)
  4. The "magic" cliche (every 2023-2024 pitch deck)
  5. The "smart" prefix (redundant for AI products)
  6. The "neural" / "neuro" prefix (architecture decoration with no user-facing meaning)

Each pattern explains the failure mode and, where applicable, the narrow situation in which it remains valid. Cross-referenced with AI Name Slop at top of file to clarify the two distinct failure modes share aesthetics but require different fixes.

Scope

  • One file modified: anti-patterns.md (+71 lines)
  • Section placed after The "So What?" Test as a standalone domain-specific section
  • Style matches existing The Five Fatal Flaws prose pattern (### per pattern, examples + why it fails + when it works)
  • markdownlint-cli2 '**/*.md' passes (0 errors)

Closes #169

Test plan

  • markdownlint-cli2 '**/*.md' passes
  • Verify section renders cleanly on GitHub
  • Verify intra-doc anchor links resolve (#ai-name-slop, #filler-word-first-position)

Documents 6 patterns specific to naming AI products (distinct from the
existing AI Name Slop section, which covers names generated by AI):

1. AI prefix/suffix epidemic
2. Co-/-pilot imitation
3. Human name trend
4. Magic cliche
5. Smart prefix
6. Neural/neuro prefix

Each pattern explains the failure mode and notes when (if ever) it
remains valid. Cross-referenced with the AI Name Slop section to
clarify the two distinct failure modes.

Closes #169
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