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Panini denies using AI for text on basketball cards

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Panini, a prominent sports trading card company, has issued a denial regarding the use of artificial intelligence to generate text for its basketball cards. This statement comes in response to concerns and speculation within the sports and AI communities about the origin of the card text. AI

IMPACT This clarifies the origin of text on sports cards, addressing potential concerns about AI-generated content in collectibles.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a denial from a company regarding AI use, which is commentary rather than a core AI development.

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Panini denies using AI for text on basketball cards

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Panini denies using AI to write text on the back of basketball cards https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7332568/2026/06/04/panini-ai-sports-cards/ # Sports # AI #

    Panini denies using AI to write text on the back of basketball cards https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7332568/2026/06/04/panini-ai-sports-cards/ # Sports # AI # Basketball

    LINKS nytimes.com/…/panini-ai-sports-cards

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