Generative AI seems like the curiosity creature that will change the creative process , but as we ’ve witnessed , these former stages of the technology have lots ofbumps on its road . The later company to wad into an unforeseen AI pep pill bump isFigma , a design party for software program developer . Figma thought their new Make Design tool that uses AI to create mockups was going to be a hit , but the company has pull out it for reasons that are , well , embarrassing .
As level out on X , Make Design creates mockups that look exactly like Apple apps . In one lesson , a atmospheric condition app submitted to Make Design resulted in a mockup that bet so much like Apple ’s Weather app that it ’s gruelling to secern the difference .
Figma AI looks rather heavily trained on existing apps . This is a " weather app " using the raw Make conception sport and the resultant are basically Apple ’s Weather app ( left ) . Tried three times , same results.https://t.co/Ij20OpPCerpic.twitter.com/psFTV6daVD
It ’s one thing to create a conception that ’s inspired by others , but in this case , it ’s a downright rip - off . Figma ’s excuse ? It ’s not their break since they do n’t apply their own AI manakin . In anX thread , Figma CEO Dylan Field said that Make Design “ uses off - the - shelf LLMs , combined with design systems we commissioned to be used by these models . ” When Figma CTO Kris Rasmussen was demand byThe Vergeif Make Design was train directly on Apple ’s app designs , Rasmussen “ could n’t say for certain . ”
“ I have take our team to temporarily turn off the Make Design feature until we are confident we can place upright behind its output signal , ” Fieldpostedon X.
Generative AI will eventually be a marvel putz , but this Figma incident is just another reminder that these tools ca n’t be used without a watchful eye . AsDaring Fireball ’s John Gruber put it , “ Generative AI is really salutary and truly useful when you say ‘ Here ’s a thing , help me tweak it or change it . ’ But when you say ‘ Make a new thing for me ’ you ’re in effect just getting a rip - off a good deal – or perhaps most – of the metre . ”
That watchful eye needs to be apply toApple Intelligence , too . While Apple is taking a conservative plan of attack , user need to be vigilant that the tools are doing what they are supposed to without compromise .
