Is using AI-generated product angles legal / ethical?

Generally yes, with caveats. OpenAI’s ToS (May 2026) assigns you commercial rights to outputs of images.edit(), provided your input image was something you owned or had licence for. Where it gets risky: (1) Misrepresentation, if the AI generates an angle that shows a feature the actual product doesn’t have, you’ve created a misleading product image. Always human-QA before publish. (2) Disclosure, the EU AI Act (in force 2026) requires labelling AI-generated content in some commercial contexts; check your jurisdiction. (3) Trade-marked elements, if the AI bakes in a competitor’s logo or a trademarked person, you have an IP problem. The pragmatic rule: AI angle-gen is a productivity tool for “same product, different angle” not for creating fictional product features.