{"id":52033,"date":"2025-09-17T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T04:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=52033"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T04:47:26","slug":"bandai-warns-against-posting-ai-generated-images-of-anime-figures-bearing-the-companys-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bandai-warns-against-posting-ai-generated-images-of-anime-figures-bearing-the-companys-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai warns against posting AI-generated images of anime figures bearing the company\u2019s logo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amidst the rising trend of AI-generated art, <strong>Bandai <\/strong>has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandai.co.jp\/press\/2025\/250916.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> warning consumers about images of anime figures and other fake products bearing the \u201cBandai\u201d or \u201cBandai Spirits\u201d logos and other registered trademarks. The statement seems to be in response to numerous inquiries from fans following an X post by the official Google Gemini App account.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Bandai hasn\u2019t formally denounced AI art, it tells those who might want to upload AI-generated images online \u201cto exercise extreme caution.\u201d The company asks AI-users to refrain from publicly posting images that can be mistaken for legitimate Bandai products and thus mislead consumers. Depending on the circumstances, the act could constitute copyright infringement or similar offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From photo to figurine style in just one prompt.<br><br>People are having fun turning their photos into images of custom miniature figures, thanks to nano-banana in Gemini. Try a pic of yourself, a cool nature shot, a family photo, or a shot of your pup.<br><br>Here\u2019s how to make your own \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e3s1jrlbdT\">pic.twitter.com\/e3s1jrlbdT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Google Gemini App (@GeminiApp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeminiApp\/status\/1962647019090256101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an example, one of the images in a post by the official Google Gemini App X account features a packaged figurine with a red square logo and white text on the box. 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