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Canva refutes job loss reports amid Leonardo.ai integration

Canva says it is “not exploring any redundancies” as it accelerates the integration of Leonardo.ai into its AI roadmap.
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Canva founders at the launch of the Creative Operating System. Source: Canva via photographer Tammie Joske

Canva says no people will lose their jobs as it integrates its prized artificial intelligence acquisition Leonardo.ai into the design platform, refuting media reports of potential job losses as inaccurate.

The Australian reported that Canva chief operating officer and co-founder Cliff Obrecht told Leonardo’s 150 North Sydney-based staff in a video call last week that the business was being restructured.

Obrecht reportedly told Leonardo employees that while many in the Leonardo team would “directly map” to existing AI efforts, others were encouraged to look at other roles in the business.

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