Figma AI is a rip-off engine
The article criticizes Figma AI for producing designs resembling Apple's Weather app, raising concerns about originality and ethical considerations. Speculation about Figma's future adds to the critique. Potential risks for designers are highlighted.
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The article on Daring Fireball criticizes Figma AI for allegedly producing designs heavily resembling existing apps, specifically Apple's Weather app. The author, Andy Allen, demonstrates how Figma AI's Make Designs feature consistently replicates Apple's design elements, including the semi-inscrutable daily temperature range bars. The article suggests that Figma is responsible for these similarities, not the AI itself, raising concerns about designers unknowingly creating designs that are blatant rip-offs of other apps. The piece concludes with a speculative remark about Figma potentially seeking a sale to Samsung after a failed Adobe deal. The criticism implies a lack of originality and ethical considerations in Figma's AI design generation process, highlighting potential risks for designers using the platform.
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