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[TJnIA]

How can this be?
Seems legit though, what's the catch?

 

[WildWestDesigns]

How can this be?
Seems legit though, what's the catch?

This is just from my perspective, but one being have to have a Canva account (doesn't have to be paid, but do have to have an account with them as well).

There are features (which wouldn't appeal to me, but I'm probably in the minority) that are still locked behind the paywall.

This is a one way ticket for existing files. There is no backward compatibility. So if mixing/matching between old apps and new between different platforms, that could be an issue (I do think there is a lag between desktop and the more mobile platforms with regard to this update (or updating in general), but I could be wrong).

Of course, there are redesign UI concerns, but that happens from time to time regardless of the app.

 

[Solventinkjet]

How can this be?
Seems legit though, what's the catch?

They'll train their AI on your designs.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

They'll train their AI on your designs.

For what I read (again, I haven't seen an updated EULA, and that's where it really counts, if it's in the EULA and how it is in there), they don't train on local content, however, using the non-free "AI" (or what passes for "AI") features and/or uploading to Canva, that's were it is possible things can happen.

I just assume that anything that I put out there or use any program that has a company with a vested interest in "AI" is going to have some training pipeline setup. May or may not affect me, but I always assume that it is. Of course, if that worried, but still want to use those products, there are ways to "poison" the files that you create and how at this point in time "AI" can "learn" from them.