Figma has disabled its AI-powered design feature following backlash for its similarity to Apple's Weather app. The tool, which was meant to assist designers by generating design elements based on text prompts, sparked controversy due to its uncanny resemblance to Apple's design. As a result, Figma decided to pull the feature temporarily while they address the concerns and refine the tool to better serve its user base. This move highlights the ongoing challenges and sensitivities in AI-generated design, particularly around originality and intellectual property.

Figma CEO Dylan Field says the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” AI feature that was said to be ripping off the designs of Apple’s own Weather app. The problem was first spotted by Andy Allen, the founder of NotBoring Software, which makes a suite of apps that includes a popular, skinnable Weather app and other utilities. He found by testing Figma’s tool that it would repeatedly reproduce Apple’s Weather app when used as a design aid.

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