Canva launches its own image generation model

Food delivery platform Just Eat has issued an apology after AI-generated menu images appeared on its app showing clearly inaccurate food pairings - including bacon and eggs suspended in a fizzy drink. The incident has drawn attention to the risks of deploying generative image tools in contexts where visual accuracy directly affects consumer trust. Just Eat has not yet detailed the specific process that allowed the images to go live.

Canva has launched its first in-house image generation model, called Canva Craft, which uses a two-stage architecture to plan a design before producing a final image. The model supports up to 2K resolution and more than 30 aspect ratios, targeting a wide range of use cases from social media content to digital art. It puts Canva in more direct competition with image generation offerings from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google.