>Maybe, but a small local event or business probably won’t have the budget to hi...

ErneX · 2026-09-19T16:11:21

You reminded me of this tweet I came across recently

https://x.com/tylerglaiel/status/2099382887045108154

sevenzero · 2026-09-19T23:55:14

This is exactly what I meant.

Kim_Bruning · 2026-09-19T11:56:45

That'll be a real debate at the moment in Japan, I'll bet. Because the law is pretty strict when it comes to accurate advertising.

CobaltFire · 2026-09-19T12:47:53

Given that any advertisement with AI generated food would be illegal there I don't imagine you have to avoid very many!

I just got back from a month there and recall perhaps 2 posters that may have been AI. I actually ran into several public art exhibits as well.

sevenzero · 2026-09-19T12:58:39

>Given that any advertisement with AI generated food would be illegal there

So you never actually walked the streets ive been in recently lol

CobaltFire · 2026-09-26T14:58:32

Sorry for the late reply:

I'm in Japan more than a month out of the year, as that's where my wife's family is. At least in that area, which I just returned from, I didn't see anything but the usual food displays that have been omnipresent for decades.

netsharc · 2026-09-19T12:27:58

I was in Japan in Spring, I didn't notice any AI-generated ads/menus (not implying you're lying, just curious if it's become a trend since then, or if it's a particular area).

But I recall this simple looking promotion: https://imgur.com/a/fbM8Akb . The photo looks professionally done, and not AI. Then again, maybe they googled for "cheesecake photo".

I just image searched for "cheesecake", I didn't find this photo in the results, but there are a few results where I now have to wonder "Is that AI?"