AI Incident Database: Figma Disables AI Feature After Accusations of Copying Apple’s Weather App
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.
AI Incident Database · Incident 745Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D6 (autonomy oversight).
Event summary
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.
Linked entities
- figma
organisation | 70%
- apple
organisation | 70%
- designers-and-developers-using-figma's-ai-tool
organisation | 70%
- figma-users
organisation | 70%
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| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-apple to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |