Image generation AI 'Midjourney' stops free trial due to 'abnormal demand and abuse'

The image generation AI ' Midjourney ' has stopped the free trial. CEO David Holtz cites 'abnormal demand and trial abuse' as the reason.

Midjourney is making fake images go mainstream - The Washington Post

AI image generator Midjourney stops free trials but says influx of new users to blame - The Verge

Midjourney is an AI that generates an image according to the content when you enter a word or sentence, and was released in 2022. In the latest version of 'Midjourney V5', which appeared in March 2023, the depiction of 'hands', which has been difficult for image generation AI, has become natural, and it is no longer possible to distinguish them from photographs. It is said that there is

On the other hand, there is also the problem that fake images can be generated with high image quality, making it difficult to distinguish whether they are fake or not. Most recently, a user who generated a large number of fake images saying 'Donald Trump was arrested and put on trial' was banned.

There are also images circulating of Pope Francis wearing fancy vestments that don't exist.

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— Javi Lopez ⛩️ (@javilopen) March 28, 2023

When coming so far, it is a level that you can see that it is strange at a glance.

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— Javi Lopez ⛩️ (@javilopen) March 28, 2023

After this trend, Midjourney CEO David Holtz decided to stop the free trial. Holtz said in office hours, 'I'm having a hard time deciding the rules when depicting a real person.'

In addition, Midjourney seems to be working on improving the AI moderation tool for reviewing misconduct in generated images.