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Canva has launched Canva Research, an in-house lab focused on visual and design AI, SmallBizTrends reports. The article says the team includes more than 160 AI researchers and engineers, and quotes Canva’s chief product officer saying the company wants to develop and run its own models alongside partner models.
Why it mattersThe practical point is that Canva is investing in the technology behind its design tools, not only adding AI features to the menu. The report points to Magic Layers, which lets users edit composition layers directly, as one example of the work. For design teams, the question is whether more control over models will produce tools that are genuinely more useful, rather than simply more numerous.
Discuss: Should design platforms build their own AI models, or is choosing and improving partner models the better use of their resources?
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