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GMO Internet sponsors “Business Applications and Creative Know-How of Generative AI @ GMO Yours Fukuras,” an official event of Tokyo AI Festival 2025 — Featuring a hands-on booth for the AI image generation service “ConoHa AI Canvas” —

GMO Internet, Inc. (President and Chief Executive Officer: Tadashi Ito; hereinafter “GMO Internet”), a member of GMO Internet Group, Inc., will sponsor the study session on image generation AI, “Business Applications and Creative Know-How of Creative AI @ GMO Yours Fukuras” (URL: https://ai-fest-tokyo.connpass.com/event/345918/
), hosted by the Tokyo AI Festival 2025 Executive Committee (URL: https://x.com/tokyoaisai
), to be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

In recent years, creative AI has been attracting attention across a wide range of industries, including advertising, entertainment, and art. This event will feature talk sessions centered on cutting-edge creative AI case studies presented by companies such as Hakuhodo and NVIDIA, as well as popular AI creator 852wa (X (formerly Twitter) account: https://x.com/8co28
). Networking opportunities will also be available. In addition, a booth will be set up where participants can experience the AI image generation service “ConoHa AI Canvas” (URL: https://www.conoha.jp/ai/canvas/
) provided by GMO Internet free of charge. Participation is free, so we encourage you to join.

[How to Participate]
Please apply via the application page below:
https://ai-fest-tokyo.connpass.com/event/345918/



[Event Overview]

Event TitleBusiness Applications and Creative Know-How of Creative AI @ GMO Yours Fukuras
Date & TimeSaturday, March 29, 15:00–18:30
VenueGMO Internet Group, Inc. Group Second Headquarters, GMO Yours Fukuras, 16F, Shibuya Fukuras, 1-2-3 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access URL: https://goo.gl/maps/auEE4jqtPLxfXUEz6
OrganizerTokyo AI Festival 2025 Executive Committee
Venue ProviderGMO Internet, Inc. “ConoHa AI Canvas”
Participation FeeFree
Schedule14:30 Doors Open
15:00 Opening (Tokyo AI Festival 2025 Executive Committee)
15:10 Venue Introduction and Introduction to ConoHa AI Canvas (GMO Internet)
15:20 Session by 852wa: “Tips for AI Users and the Potential of Video Generation AI”
15:40 Hakuhodo Session
16:00 NVIDIA / Getty Images Japan Session
16:20 About Tokyo AI Festival 2025 (Tokyo AI Festival 2025 Executive Committee)
16:30 Networking Session
18:30 Closing
OtherYou can experience ConoHa AI Canvas for free.
・Recommended for those interested in image generation with Stable Diffusion
・If you would like to try the generation speed of ConoHa AI Canvas, please join us.

[About Tokyo AI Festival]

This conference event features one of the largest AI hackathons in Japan, as well as an image generation AI contest. Engineers and creators interested in generative AI will gather in one place. Tokyo AI Festival 2025 is scheduled to be held in the summer of 2025. The latest information is available on the official X account (URL: https://x.com/tokyoaisai).

[Overview of “ConoHa AI Canvas”]
(URL: https://www.conoha.jp/ai/canvas/ )

“ConoHa AI Canvas” is an AI image generation service that allows users to easily use Stability AI’s image generation AI “Stable Diffusion XL” directly from a web browser. While using “Stable Diffusion XL” typically requires specialized knowledge and a high-performance PC environment, this service enables anyone to generate high-quality images with simple operations through a browser on their own PC.

■Key Features
① Easy to use directly from a web browser
・Anyone can easily generate high-quality images with simple operations via a browser on their own PC.
・Supports Japanese language display.
・Generated images can be saved and managed in the cloud-based file storage “File Manager.”
・Enables large-scale image generation and storage without consuming local PC storage capacity.

How to Use: [AI Canvas for Beginners] Learn how to generate images in this video!
https://youtu.be/zgFNamhX_w8?si=I8ym8NuKPO48-ByP

[Official ConoHa Channel]
https://www.youtube.com/@conohajp


② High-quality image generation with “Stable Diffusion XL”
・Uses “Stable Diffusion XL,” an advanced image generation model developed by Stability AI.
・Selected for the Good Design Best 100 in 2023, making it a highly acclaimed AI image generation model.

Reference:
https://ja.stability.ai/blog/gooddesign100


③ Enjoy unlimited image generation with no restrictions
・No limitations on the number of images generated or artistic styles, allowing full customization.
・Generate images as many times as you like with no usage limits.

[About “ConoHa by GMO”]
(URL: https://www.conoha.jp/ )

“ConoHa by GMO” is a hosting service provided by GMO Internet Group, Inc., which boasts the No.1 hosting market share in Japan (*1). It offers a range of services tailored to customers’ needs, including “ConoHa WING,” Japan’s fastest (*2) rental server ideal for blogs and website creation; “ConoHa VPS,” which allows greater flexibility in server customization and configuration; “ConoHa for Windows Server” for users who require a Windows OS; “ConoHa for GAME” for gamers with free game templates; and “ConoHa AI Canvas,” which enables full-scale AI image generation directly from a browser.

With no initial cost and a strong focus on simplicity and ease of use, the service is designed for a wide range of users—from first-time server users to individual business owners and enterprises.

(*1) Market share in the industry is calculated based on data from ipinfo.io, a website operated by IDB LLC that provides geographic information associated with IP addresses.
(*2) As of February 2025, based on our research. Among the top 10 services accounting for over 90% of the market share in Japan, the average server processing speed of each service’s lowest-tier plan was measured five times using load testing tools “Apache Bench” and “h2load,” and the results were compared. Market share in Japan is calculated based on data from Webhosting.info and DomainTools.

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