Canva Just Reinvented Itself as a Conversational AI Platform. 265M Users Got It Today.
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Skila.ai Canva didn't update its AI. It replaced it. On April 18 2026, 265M monthly active users woke up to a version of Canva that doesn't look like Canva anymore. No templates grid on the home page. Just a chat box that asks what you're trying to ship. I typed: "Q3 product launch campaign for a de tools startup, brand-matched, Instagram plus LinkedIn plus a 30-second explainer." Thirty-four seconds later I had nine assets, each one editable down to the pixel, all pulling from a brand style I hadn't uploaded yet. It had inferred it from my last three designs. This is Canva AI 2.0.