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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Canva brings its design suite to ChatGPT with MCP server launch
Canva has become the first design platform to integrate its full creative tools into ChatGPT, marking a significant milestone in AI-powered productivity. The launch includes two major tools: a deep research connector for ChatGPT and the Canva Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling AI agents to access and generate Canva content in real time, said the company in a press release. The deep research connector allows users to interact with their past Canva designs directly within ChatGPT. In this way, the feature streamlines creative workflows without switching platforms, from summarising presentations to generating templates. Canva's AI integration is already gaining momentum – usage of Canva GPT has increased 375 per cent year-over-year, making it one of ChatGPT's most-used productivity tools. The second innovation, the MCP server (which is a tool that helps AI models better understand and share data with applications), introduces a backend system that gives AI assistants secure, real-time access to a user's Canva workspace. Unlike traditional APIs, the MCP server continuously shares relevant information between the AI assistant and Canva. This enables the assistant to generate better content faster based on ongoing conversations and past designs. With these tools in place, AI assistants can autofill templates, generate charts with formatted data, and import files from links – all without leaving the chat. The result is more fluid and offers an intelligent design experience. 'We're embedding Canva directly into the AI tools people use every day so they can brainstorm, create, and publish content faster,' said Anwar Haneef, GM and Head of Ecosystem at Canva. 'This is a major step in our vision to make the complex simple.' All interactions are protected by Canva Shield, the company's AI trust and safety framework. Users and developers can begin integrating Canva's capabilities into their AI tools through the Canva Developers community. (This article has been curated by Arfan Jeelany, who is an intern with The Indian Express)
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Canva Breaks Ground as First Design Connector for OpenAI's ChatGPT
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a landmark leap for AI-powered creativity, Canva has become the first design platform to deeply embed its creative suite into the world's most advanced AI tools, including ChatGPT. Two major launches - the deep research connector with ChatGPT and the Canva Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server - turn Canva into a powerful AI platform that plugs seamlessly into AI assistants and agents to securely access your designs and generate new ones, all within the same conversation. By bringing Canva's creative power directly into AI assistants, Canva is redefining how its 240 million users, including 95% of Fortune 500 companies, design, collaborate, and communicate, streamlining the entire content journey from concept to completion. Share As businesses and creators increasingly adopt AI-first workflows, Canva is pioneering a new era of AI-native design. Whether analyzing a marketing campaign, drafting a business plan, or generating social content, you can now brainstorm, design, and publish without leaving your AI assistant, unlocking new levels of creativity and speed. By bringing Canva's creative power directly into AI assistants, Canva is redefining how its 240 million users, including 95% of Fortune 500 companies, design, collaborate, and communicate, streamlining the entire content journey from concept to completion. 'AI agents and assistants have become indispensable creative partners, yet current workflows require users to manually add context or references, creating complexity,' said Anwar Haneef, GM and Head of Ecosystem at Canva. 'We're embedding Canva directly into the AI tools people use every day so they can brainstorm, create, and publish content faster. This is a major step in our vision to make the complex simple and build an all-in-one AI workflow that's secure and accessible to all.' Your Canva designs, accessible in ChatGPT Canva's deep research connector with ChatGPT will now connect users' designs directly to OpenAI's most advanced model, enabling specific, thoughtful, and context-rich responses grounded in your past work. Without needing to switch between tabs or dig for information, users can simply prompt ChatGPT to analyze or refine content across Canva Docs, Presentations, and more. With instant access to your design history, this integration removes friction and makes cross-platform creation and collaboration effortless. Privacy and security are built in from the ground up. Every interaction is protected by Canva Shield, the company's comprehensive AI trust and safety framework. The Canva deep research connector unlocks productivity and inspiration for: Marketers: summarizing campaign reports, pulling key messaging from brand guides, and referencing launch plans Business owners: analyzing business reports, summarizing past meeting notes, and exploring growth plans Sales: analyzing customer feedback, searching for key value propositions or pricing slides, and preparing proposals Educators: pulling key points for lesson plans and curriculum, and referencing past learning objectives 'Launching the Canva deep research connector means businesses and their employees get faster, better insights because ChatGPT has more context. We're thrilled to work together to bring powerful AI to many of today's most important workflows,' said Nate Gonzalez, Head of Business Products at OpenAI. Canva MCP Server: A new era in AI-powered design Launching today, the Canva Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server allows any AI assistant to tap directly into a user's full Canva workspace, from design history to creative tools and templates, all within a natural, conversational flow. It brings real-time context into every interaction, enabling AI to generate richer, more relevant content that's always on-brand and instantly usable. With one-click integrations for OpenAI's ChatGPT, Salesforce's Agentforce and more coming soon, this update brings Canva's creative power into the top professional AI tools. Designs generated through MCP are visually rich and context-aware, thanks to real-time access to both the user's Canva account and the ongoing AI conversation. With the Canva MCP Server, AI assistants and agents can: Generate any design type, from social posts to presentations, incorporating context from your chat Autofill charts with labeled, formatted data from AI-generated insights Resize and export branded templates, from Presentations to Canva Docs, with on-brand, contextual copy Import PDFs or files directly from a link, no upload needed Accelerating Canva's pluggable AI platform Canva's flexible, multi-model AI product strategy, spanning proprietary models, partner models and a robust apps ecosystem, has positioned the company to rapidly adopt emerging frameworks like MCP. These updates expand on Canva's continued AI innovation, building on recent launches like Canva AI, Canva Code, and AI-powered content creation in Canva Sheets. Together, these tools accelerate creativity while preserving brand consistency, driving 18 billion AI tool uses as educators, marketers, creators and more embrace AI as an essential creative partner. To experience the future of AI-assisted design, get started with the Canva MCP Server by visiting our Canva Developers community. About Canva Launched in 2013, Canva is the world's leading all-in-one platform for visual communication and collaboration. Built to empower everyone to design, Canva serves the creative and design needs of enterprises, small businesses, consumers, and students in more than 190 countries worldwide. Whether you're a novice taking your first steps in design, or a creative professional seeking powerful tools, Canva ensures users have what they need to transform an idea into something beautiful. Underpinned by the world's most comprehensive library of designer-made content, Canva is powered by a suite of products and proprietary AI tools that elevate how individuals and teams create, collaborate, and communicate with ease. Downloadable Assets Click here
Business Wire
10-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Universal Ads Launches TV's First API Partner Program to Revolutionize TV Advertising with Curated Creative and Measurement Solutions
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Universal Ads, which enables brands of any size to create, buy, and measure ads across premium video, introduced a first-of-its-kind TV Business Partner Program that presents advertisers with cutting-edge, hand-picked creative and measurement solutions to strengthen their media buys across inventory available via Universal Ads. This is TV's first program that will allow brands, especially those new to the TV ecosystem, to access tools to build, test, and launch TV commercials while linking their campaigns to measurable business outcomes. The program launch partners include Canva, Fairing, Haus, INCRMNTAL, Measured, Prescient AI, Spaceback, Triple Whale, Waymark and WorkMagic with more to come. As Universal Ads builds its role as a single access point to a wide range of premium TV publishers, the Business Partners Program gives brands access to high-impact creative and measurement partners. The program is designed to give third-party developers, and future platform partners the ability to work with Universal Ads advertisers on solutions that are tailored to drive success across premium video. This program will allow advertisers of all skills and sizes to move as quickly as they can with social media advertising, while also reaching audiences at scale, on TV — the biggest screen in the room. For instance, if a brand is ready to start their TV advertising journey but creating a commercial is stalling them, they will be able to leverage the creative capabilities from partners like Canva and Waymark and others to easily and swiftly build and test TV-ready commercials or modify existing creative to reach new audiences. 'Canva's creative capabilities will make it easier for Universal Ads advertisers to produce on-brand content that captivates audiences and scales effortlessly across channels,' says Anwar Haneef, GM and Head of Ecosystem at Canva. 'Our shared goal is to help brands break through on TV and beyond with seamless, high-impact creative. We're excited to help brands show up with confidence — across the TV landscape and every platform where their audiences are.' Then, once a company has their creative running across the premium video inventory available on Universal Ads, they can access measurement solutions to prove the significant business outcomes their campaigns are driving. With insights into brand lift, incrementality, conversions, and sales available through trusted partners like Haus or INCRMNTAL, Universal Ads is demonstrating how TV ads can impact a business's bottom line. "Haus was founded with a clear mission: to democratize access to world-class causal inference tools," says Olivia Kory, Haus Chief Strategy Officer. "Our partnership with Universal Ads reflects that mission — they're making TV advertising more accessible than ever, and together, we're demonstrating how experimentation can power better decisions across premium video. With incrementality testing, advertisers can get a clear sense of exactly what's driving the business on view-based channels and beyond." 'We've repeatedly said Universal Ads is about making TV advertising as easy as social media advertising,' said Greg Lieber, Head of Product Partnerships at Universal Ads. 'In order to do so, we are giving brands, including those that are emerging and/or new to TV, access to what they need to succeed across the Universal Ads platform. From premium content at scale to now an ecosystem of best-in-class, curated solutions, advertisers can easily build and execute the most informed and impactful ad campaigns.' At launch, the Universal Ads Business Partners Program includes creative and measurement partners, and it will expand to include more categories. Currently, Universal Ads includes programming from more than 15 major publishers including A+E, AMC Networks, DIRECTV, Estrella MediaCo, Fox Corporation, Fuse Media, LG Ad Solutions, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Roku, Scripps, Spectrum Reach, TelevisaUnivision, Vizio, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Xumo, with more to come. In addition to the Business Partners Program, Universal Ads has rolled out a variety of initiatives and partnerships to support its mission of making TV advertising as easy as social media advertising. In May, Universal Ads launched the $5 million-dollar Incrementality Fund to help online merchants grow their businesses through TV advertising. Universal Ads also partnered with Ramp, a financial operations platform designed to save businesses time and money, to offer TV advertising access to Ramp's 30,000+ customers through the Universal Ads platform. To learn more about the Universal Ads Business Partners Program please go to About Universal Ads Universal Ads enables any brand, of any size, to seamlessly make and buy commercials across premium video reaching new qualified audiences at scale. Universal Ads combines premium and brand-safe video content directly from the most influential media companies with the ease and familiarity of social ad buying. It is your one-stop shop for high-quality video ads delivering unmatched scale. Universal Ads is a part of the Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company that connects people to moments and experiences that matter.
