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iterate ideas without traditional design workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The announcement immediately rattled investors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Figma stock dropped about 8% on the first day<\/li>\n<li>Fell an additional ~5% the next day <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fear is simple:<\/p>\n<p>AI tools like Google\u2019s Stitch could replace or reduce the need for traditional design platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of designers spending hours in tools like Figma, users can now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe what they want<\/li>\n<li>Let AI generate it instantly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That shift threatens Figma\u2019s core value proposition as a collaborative design tool.<\/p>\n<p>Bigger Industry Impact<\/p>\n<p>Figma isn\u2019t alone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe also saw its stock dip after the announcement <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The entire design software space is now under pressure from AI-native tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is part 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