Figma will use your content to train its AI
Figma, the popular collaborative design platform, recently announced it is also getting in on the AI hype train. The company’s latest move will also involve leveraging user-generated content to train its AI models, a decision that was somewhat expected to happen.
At its annual conference in San Francisco on June 26, 2024, Figma unveiled “Figma AI,” a suite of AI-powered features designed to enhance user productivity and creativity. These features include automatic layer renaming, design generation from text prompts, AI-enhanced asset search, background removal, language translation, and an AI prototype maker. While these tools promise to streamline workflows and boost creative output, they come with a caveat: Figma intends to use customer content to improve its AI models.
According to Figma’s official statement, sent to users through email, the company needs to “train models that better understand design concepts and patterns, and Figma’s internal formats and structure through Figma content.” This approach aims to develop AI models that are more attuned to Figma-specific concepts and tools, potentially offering users more tailored and efficient AI-driven assistance.
