Canva—Canva committed $200M to creator compensation for AI training royalties
In October 2023, Canva announced a $200 million commitment to pay content creators over three years for AI training royalties. Creators can opt in to have their content used to train proprietary AI models, with opt-out as the default. The Creator Compensation Program ensures creators receive payment when their work contributes to AI development.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Worker Rights | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Canva announced $200M creator compensation program with opt-in AI training
Canva launched its Creator Compensation Program with a $200 million commitment over three years. Creators are opted out of AI training by default and must explicitly opt in. The program was announced alongside the Canva Shield safe AI initiative.