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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera· ·1 min read

Canva AI swaps 'Palestine' for 'Ukraine' in designs

Canva's Magic Layers AI feature replaced 'Palestine' with 'Ukraine' in user designs, as spotted by an X user. Canva fixed the bug and apologized, amid its push into AI design tools rivaling Adobe.

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Canva AI swaps 'Palestine' for 'Ukraine' in designs
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Canva's Magic Layers AI feature replaces 'Palestine' with 'Ukraine' in designs, like changing 'cats for Palestine' to 'cats for Ukraine.' An X user discovers the glitch, limited to 'Palestine,' which others replicate before Canva fixes it and adds checks. The incident highlights reliability issues in Canva's AI tools amid competition with Adobe.

An X user discovered Canva's Magic Layers AI feature replacing 'Palestine' with 'Ukraine' in designs. User @ros_ie9 found the tool changed 'cats for Palestine' to 'cats for Ukraine,' despite being designed only to separate flat images into editable components without visible alterations.

The glitch appeared limited to 'Palestine,' as related terms like 'Gaza' remained unaffected. Other users reported replicating the issue before Canva addressed it, though tests by The Verge reporter Jess Weatherbed showed no alterations.

Canva spokesperson Louisa Green stated, 'We became aware of an issue with our Magic Layers feature and moved quickly to investigate and fix it.' The company has resolved the problem and added checks to prevent recurrence, apologizing for any distress caused.
Magic Layers forms a key part of Canva's recent AI overhaul, which the company describes as 'the beginning of the next era of creation.' The incident draws scrutiny as Canva competes with Adobe's AI-powered design tools.
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