Description: 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.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Figma developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Apple , Designers and developers using Figma’s AI tool and Figma users.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
745
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2024-07-02
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
techcrunch.com · 2024
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Figma CEO Dylan Field says the company will temporarily disable its "Make Design" AI feature that was said to be ripping off the designs of Apple's own Weather app. The problem was first spotted by Andy Allen, the founder of NotBoring Softw…
theverge.com · 2024
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Figma’s new tool Make Designs lets users quickly mock up apps using generative AI. Now, it’s been pulled after the tool drafted designs that looked strikingly similar to Apple’s iOS weather app. Figma CEO Dylan Field posted a thread on X ea…
Variants
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