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> they are likely using all the materials faculty upload to train their AI replacements

Instructure (Canvas's developer) partnered with OpenAI last year [1], about a year after KKR and Dragoneer (PE firms) acquired it [2].

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/rayravaglia/2025/07/23/instruct...

[2] https://www.pehub.com/kkr-and-dragoneer-complete-4-8bn-take-...

by lucas_v6 hours ago|

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instructure/canvas-lms is open-source -- is there anything preventing universities from hosting it themselves?

by dotancohen6 hours ago|

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Money, skill, liability.

That calculus is about to shift.

by FloorEgg8 hours ago|

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I'm sure the engineers at instructure are not capable of building systems that can do that. You give them too much credit.

by freedomben1 hours ago|

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Former Instructure engineer here. Ive been gone almost 10 years at this point, but some of the best engineers I've ever worked with were at INST.

I'm not sure where your stereotype even comes from, because Canvas is not trivial software. You can see for yourself as it's AGPL and I assume you looked at the code before criticizing it because any good engineer would do that.

by hackyhacky1 hours ago|

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I've been using Canvas for years and it's some of the worst written software I've ever used. It's slow, buggy, with an atrocious 2001-era UI. It's a CRUD app that has no excuse for being so cumbersome. I'm not surprised at all that their security is just as bad as the rest of the product.

A bright undergrad could build a superior replacement in a few months, even without AI.

by freedomben44 minutes ago|

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I won't disagree on usability. It has some sharp edges for sure. But

> A bright undergrad could build a superior replacement in a few months, even without AI.

Is quite naive. Canvas is not at all just a crud app. You can view the code yourself as it's AGPL

by ericpauley6 minutes ago|

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What component in particular goes substantially beyond CRUD?

by hunter2_7 hours ago|

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If they're at the level you say, they just might install some AI gizmo like the Vercel employee was accused of, but really let it run amok with write permissions.