Canva AI Tool Causes Controversy with Palestine Replacement

Canva’s Magic Layers feature, designed to break flat images into editable components, has been caught automatically replacing the word “Palestine” in user designs with alternative phrases. A user discovered that the feature would switch words like “cats for Palestine” to “cats for Ukraine,” although related terms such as “Gaza” remained unaffected. The issue was reportedly isolated to the specific replacement of the word “Palestine,” and Canva has since resolved it and implemented measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. The company acknowledged the error and is taking steps to ensure the integrity of its AI-powered features, including user feedback mechanisms and enhanced testing procedures.