The generative AI tool Make Designs recently launched by design software company Figma has sparked controversy due to its striking similarity to Apple's iOS weather app. Andy Allen, CEO of Not Boring Software, highlighted this similarity on social media, raising concerns about potential legal risks.
Figma's CEO, Dylan Field, responded quickly, acknowledging that the company rushed into releasing this feature. He emphasized that Make Designs was not trained on Figma's content or app designs, and the issue lies with the "very low variability" in the generated designs.
Figma's CTO, Kris Rasmussen, revealed that the feature primarily relies on OpenAI's GPT-4 and Amazon's Titan Image Generator G1 models. This has led to questions about whether these third-party models were trained using Apple's design.
The company has temporarily removed the Make Designs feature and promised to take additional precautions before re-enabling it. Rasmussen said that Figma is examining its custom design system to ensure enough variability and quality standards.
This incident highlights the complexity of applying AI in the creative field. Figma plans to potentially train its own models in the future but promises to take measures to ensure that only general design patterns and specific Figma concepts are learned.
With the increasing application of AI tools in the creative industry, similar disputes may become more frequent. All parties in the industry need to seek a balance between innovation and copyright protection to meet the challenges brought by this emerging technology.