Image-generating machine learning model
Midjourney is a generative artificial intelligence program and service created and hosted by the San Francisco –based independent research lab Midjourney, Inc. Midjourney generates images from natural language descriptions , called prompts , similar to OpenAI 's DALL-E and Stability AI 's Stable Diffusion .[ 1] [ 2] It is one of the technologies of the AI boom .
The tool is currently in open beta , which it entered on July 12, 2022.[ 3] The Midjourney team is led by David Holz, who co-founded Leap Motion .[ 4] Holz told The Register in August 2022 that the company was already profitable.[ 5] Users create artwork with Midjourney using Discord bot commands or the official website.[ 6] [ 7]
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^ Hertzmann, Aaron (June 10, 2022). "Give this AI a few words of description and it produces a stunning image – but is it art?" . The Conversation . Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022 .
^ @midjourney (July 12, 2022). "We're officially moving to open-beta! Join now at https://discord.gg/midjourney. **Please read our directions carefully** or check out our detailed how-to guides here: https://midjourney.gitbook.io/docs. Most importantly, have fun!" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ Rose, Janus (July 18, 2022). "Inside Midjourney, The Generative Art AI That Rivals DALL-E" . Vice . Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .
^ Claburn, Thomas (August 1, 2022). "Holz, founder of AI art service Midjourney, on future images" . The Register . Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ Hachman, Mark (July 26, 2022). "Midjourney's enthralling AI art generator goes live for everyone" . PCWorld . Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ Collins, Barry (February 9, 2024). "Midjourney website now lets you generate images without Discord" . TechFinitive . Retrieved August 1, 2024 .