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Figma bets on human judgment at Config 2026 while the AI powering its canvas belongs to someone else

At Config 2026, Figma turned its canvas into a full workspace with code, animation, shaders, and AI agents. But the intelligence powering all of it is rented from API providers, squeezing margins. And one of those providers is now building competing design tools. The article Figma bets on human judgment at Config 2026 while the AI powering its canvas belongs to someone else appeared first on The Decoder.

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Figma bets on human judgment at Config 2026 while the AI powering its canvas belongs to someone else
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Published June 24, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

Overview

A montage of several Figma features on a black background, including a Risograph effect with sliders for Dither Size, Offset, and Noise Scale; a prompt field for a circular image array plugin; a "Build with code" menu item; and a compass display showing "355°".

At Config 2026, Figma turned its canvas into a full workspace with code, animation, shaders, and AI agents. But the intelligence powering all of it is rented from API providers, squeezing margins. And one of those providers is now building competing design tools.

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The article Figma bets on human judgment at Config 2026 while the AI powering its canvas belongs to someone else appeared first on The Decoder.

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Originally published at the-decoder.com.

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