Midjourney ends free trial amid controversy over fake images
Midjourney, an artificial intelligence (AI) image generation program, has discontinued its free trial after a series of fake images, including one of Pope Francis, went viral.
Founder David Holz announced on the Discord channel:
Millions of people have seen fake images of Donald Trump being arrested.
The image was created by Elliot Higgins, founder of the Bellingcat website.
A Midjourney v5-created AI image of Pope Francis in a white puffer jacket tricked many into believing it was real.
The creator of the image, Pablo Xavier, posted the image on a Facebook group called AI Art Universe and then on Reddit, after which it went viral.
“I was just blown away,” he told Buzzfeed News. “I didn’t want to explode like that.”
Holz admitted he wasn’t sure how to manage the superior features of the tools the company developed. At this point, the CEO said the company could go “totally Disney or totally Wild West” when it comes to image realism.
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On March 27, before Pope Francis’ publication in Puffer Jacket, the Pope extolled the benefits of technology and artificial intelligence when used for the common good. However, he cautions against using his AI unethically or irresponsibly.
Technology, he said, has been and still is “extremely beneficial” to humanity, especially in the fields of medicine, engineering and communications.
Pope Francis said, “At the same time, I am convinced that this potential will only be realized if there is a constant and consistent commitment from those developing these technologies to act ethically and responsibly. increase.”
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