{"id":55680,"date":"2026-01-09T18:27:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55680"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:27:43","slug":"umamusume-developer-cygames-establishes-dedicated-ai-studio-for-creating-safe-and-secure-in-house-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/umamusume-developer-cygames-establishes-dedicated-ai-studio-for-creating-safe-and-secure-in-house-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Umamusume developer Cygames establishes dedicated AI studio for creating &#8220;safe and secure&#8221; in-house models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Umamusume: Pretty Derby<\/strong> and <strong>Granblue Fantasy<\/strong> developer Cygames announced on January 9 that they have established Cygames AI Studio, a brand-new company under the Cygames umbrella. According to the announcement, the subsidiary will focus on developing and distributing AI-powered tools and services, as well as conducting research in the field of AI technology.<\/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=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3011<br>\u3053\u306e\u305f\u3073\u3001AI\u3092\u6d3b\u7528\u3057\u305f\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u3084\u30c4\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u958b\u767a\u30fb\u63d0\u4f9b\u3092\u884c\u3046\u5b50\u4f1a\u793e\u300c\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793eCygames AI Studio\u300d\u3092\u8a2d\u7acb\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u306f\u4ee5\u4e0b\u3092\u3054\u89a7\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/de1ogBqLDj\">https:\/\/t.co\/de1ogBqLDj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cygames\u516c\u5f0f\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8 (@Cygames_PR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cygames_PR\/status\/2009468917610414479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the company explains, the goal of the new AI studio is to create in-house models that can be used \u201csafely and securely\u201d by creators, and build onto the experience Cygames has been cultivating for over a decade. \u201cFrom research and development of in-house models, to providing services and tools to use in production environments, we are aiming to build a unique creation cycle that will extend creativity beyond a simple boost in efficiency,\u201d Cygames writes. While the company is yet to reveal how exactly their in-house tools and technology are going to be used, it seems that a lot of emphasis is being put on \u201csupporting creators\u201d alongside keywords like \u201csafety,\u201d \u201csecurity,\u201d and \u201cefficiency.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a company, Cygames is not new to generative AI. In one of their presentations at CEDEC 2025, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.cygames.co.jp\/archives\/3669\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> that it has been using AI tools to streamline bug ticket creation, analyze social media posts regarding their games, and checking whether their visual assets comply with moral and global cultural standards. Apparently, the company is currently considering introducing AI technology to four of their existing titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a related note, Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket developer DeNa has <a href=\"https:\/\/dena.com\/jp\/news\/5269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also been working on building an AI model<\/a> since last year, and has been actively using it to reduce the workload of software engineers and boost their individual productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-dev-requires-staff-to-make-ai-prototypes-for-every-project-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket dev requires staff to make \u201cAI prototypes\u201d for every project proposal\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nobody-wants-to-spend-money-on-ai-generated-images-blue-archive-producer-says-suggesting-ais-role-lies-in-reducing-non-creative-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201cNobody wants to spend money on AI-generated images,\u201d Blue Archive producer says, suggesting AI\u2019s role lies in reducing non-creative labor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Granblue Fantasy developer Cygames recently announced that they have established their new Cygames AI Studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":55683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-55680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Umamusume developer Cygames establishes dedicated AI studio for creating &quot;safe and secure&quot; 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