Do custom AI tools threaten the shared fluency of software like Figma?
ryry__mimi · x · 2026-08-28
Designer ryrymimi questioned whether building many custom internal AI tools decreases the shared fluency of ubiquitous tools like Photoshop or Figma. He noted that current tools focus on asset generation for import, but as bespoke tools become more sophisticated, this trend towards fragmentation could intensify.
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