What the design-to-code loop unlocks

Figma engineers Alex Kern and Gui Seiz discuss how AI is collapsing the boundary between design and code. Key themes include the shift from static mockups to functional wireframes, bidirectional canvas-to-code workflows, Figma MCP for syncing real product states into the canvas, and how AI lowers the barrier for designers to engage with code. They argue that curiosity and taste will be the differentiators as AI tools become universally accessible, and that the question has shifted from 'how long will this take?' to 'what do we want to build?'