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Figma investor claims AI will kill design jobs as industry fiercely pushes back
Technology
Published on 26 April 2026
His past bets on AdSense shape this warning
A prominent tech investor and board member at Pinterest, Gokul Rajaram, has warned that AI could eliminate design jobs, citing his experience building and scaling Google’s AdSense. But the design and tech community has responded strongly, arguing AI will change workflows rather than replace designers outright. The debate is reigniting questions on jobs, tools, and what creativity means in the AI era.
- Gokul Rajaram warns AI may wipe out design jobs
- He is known for scaling Google’s AdSense to billion-plus revenues
- Figma is among the design tools he has backed
- Industry groups disagree, saying design work will evolve not vanish
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