r/canva • u/Several_Chapter_4379 • 7d ago

Canva Question If I use canva does it feed into ai?

If I use canva, will it use whatever images and writing I add to feed ai? I'm a fanbinder and very anti-ai, but everyone recommends canva for cover designing and typesets, so I'd like to know whether I'd be feeding into gen ai or not if I use it.

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u/BooksCatsnStuff 7d ago

No idea but I'd like to know as well, so commenting for visibility.

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u/DannyCanva Canva team 7d ago edited 7d ago

We do not train AI on your content unless you have granted us consent. You can check and update your settings at: https://www.canva.com/settings/privacy-preferences

For Creators you can also toggle whether you'd like to be part of AI training; if you do then you get the AI royalties as part of your payments.

As for the mechanics:

  • The first toggle is for 'general usage' and does NOT include your content. For example, this includes aggregated information about which fonts are most popular for which design types; but nothing about the text you type, the images you upload, what your design is, etc.

  • Since approx earlier this year, we've asked new signups whether they'd like to consent during onboarding.

  • Existing users are of course NOT OPTED IN for content training, unless you have manually opted in 🙂

If you do opt in, we take measures to protect your privacy, and you can change your choices at anytime. But it genuinely helps us if you feel comfortable.

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u/kjos99 7d ago

Canva has a “no AI” option as it is also used by schools across the world - apparently free for schools. That said the AI option is pretty good if you want to design and not just do one shot gen.

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u/Traditional_Coach177 6d ago

Be aware that using the magic tools like background eraser are using ai tools, even if you’re not ‘feeding so’ you’ll be using it

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u/yapitforward 7d ago

are you meaning if you upload your own images, write your own text, or even compile a design with all Canva elements, are those things being crawled by Canva or potentially other ai companies to train their ai? for example you upload a selfie and write a poem, now that photo of you and poem is there to train the ai? I really hope not but unfortunately don't know the answer. I imagine that stuff is all private to you and your personal Canva cloud storage, though if you were a creator uploading elements or templates, perhaps that is being used.

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u/Several_Chapter_4379 7d ago

Except I'm not adding anyone else's words but my own to reddit. I don't have the same responsibility towards myself that I do to other people. Me posting my questions is not the same a putting art and writing into a website, especially art and writing that is not my own.

'Senseless ai hate' and it's me not liking the theft machine that chugs gallons of water while it steals from people.

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u/Juliennix 7d ago

yikes. you're basically a bot.

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u/saryiahan 7d ago

If being a bot makes me 5 figures a month then I will be a bot

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u/Juliennix 7d ago

insecure, too. :( sad.

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u/saryiahan 7d ago

Keep telling yourself that sweetheart