Figma CEO Dylan Field announced that the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” AI feature after it was found to be replicating designs from Apple’s Weather app. This issue was first identified by Andy Allen, founder of NotBoring Software, who discovered that Figma’s tool would repeatedly reproduce Apple’s Weather app when used as a design aid.
Allen publicly accused Figma of heavily training its tool on existing apps, an accusation that Field has denied. The “Make Design” feature, launched at Figma’s recent Config conference, is intended to generate UI layouts and components from text prompts, helping developers quickly prototype and explore different design directions.
Field clarified that the feature was not trained on Figma content, community files, or specific app designs, asserting that the accusations of data training were false. However, he acknowledged that the quality assurance process was insufficient, leading to the oversight.
Some designers voiced concerns that AI tools like Make Design could eliminate design jobs, while others argued that these tools would reduce repetitive tasks and foster more creative work.
Allen’s findings raised alarm within the design community, prompting him to caution designers about potential legal issues from using the feature. Field responded by explaining that Make Design uses standard large language models combined with custom systems, but noted that this approach resulted in low variability.
Field stated that the Make Design feature will be temporarily disabled until Figma can ensure its reliability. The feature will be deactivated as of Tuesday and will remain so until a full quality assurance review is completed.
