Anthropic's Design Push Triggers CPO's Exit from Figma Board

Anthropic's move into design tools—evidenced by its CPO stepping down from Figma's board—exemplifies the growing fear of SAASpocalypse, where large AI labs compete directly with established software companies. The Opus 4.7 design capabilities signal that frontier AI models can now tackle specialized domain tasks, challenging the traditional moat of dedicated design software. This conflict of interest is a tangible sign that AI labs are rapidly expanding beyond language models into practical software markets.