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Figma kills new AI feature after Apple controversy | TechCrunch

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Dylan Field, co-founder and chief executive officer of Figma Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Technology television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Software design company Figma has raised fresh funding at a valuation of $10 billion, quintupling its price tag since last year. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter rounding up the biggest news of the week. Want it delivered to your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Figma CEO Dylan Field said the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” AI feature after it was accused of “heavily” training the tool … Read more

Figma pulls AI tool after criticism it stole Apple design

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Figma’s new Make Designs tool lets users quickly create apps using generative AI. Now, the tool has been pulled after it produced designs that looked strikingly similar to Apple’s iOS Weather app. Figma CEO Dylan Field posted a thread on X early Tuesday morning detailing the removal, blaming himself for pushing the team to meet … Read more