GoDaddy was granted a patent for automated brand image generation.

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    "uspto_assignee": "Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC",
    "patent_abstract": "In at least one embodiment, a method may include receiving at least one domain name and context information associated with an entity, generating at least one attribute from parsing the at least one domain name, generating an inferred profile based on the at least one attribute and the context information, generating, by utilizing a keyword machine learning model, a plurality of keywords based on the inferred profile, acquiring a first plurality of images from a data source based on the plurality of keywords, and automatically embedding at least one image from the first plurality of images in at least one website, wherein the at least one image is selected based on a predetermined criterion.",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"godaddy.com","limit":20}'