Figma Disables AI Feature After Accusations of Copying Apple’s Weather App
July 2, 2024
Figma has temporarily disabled its AI design feature, "Make Design," after accusations of copying Apple’s Weather app. Andy Allen of NotBoring Software highlighted the issue, prompting Figma CEO Dylan Field to deny claims of training the AI on specific app designs. However, Field acknowledged flaws in the QA process and promised to suspend the feature until it meets quality standards. The incident has implications for designers.
- Alleged deployer
- figma
- Alleged developer
- figma
- Alleged harmed parties
- apple, designers-and-developers-using-figma's-ai-tool, figma-users
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