It was revealed that Midjourney was suspended just after it became famous. What happened to Midjourney?

Author | Wang Ruiping

Reviewer | Yun Zhao

In the past few months, another important branch of AIGC - drawing has not been idle at all.

It is understood that Midjourney software is as popular as OpenAI’s Chat GPT in the field of AI-generated images. At the same time as GPT-4 was launched, Midjourney also released its fifth-generation version.

In the past few weeks since the new version was launched, the magical pictures generated by Midjourney have become popular on the Internet. Since the "Chinese Couple" became popular, the Pope has played DJs, the national football team has won championships, aliens have been sent to the countryside, and Einstein has carnivaled at music festivals. As long as you dare to think about AI, you dare to draw, and every fake picture generated is extremely lifelike. A renderable parallel world created by AI painting was born.

Note: Einstein did not appear in the laboratory, but wore his trademark hair Hair style, carnival at the music festival

Source: Twitter

1. What do you think of such a world?

However, the fake photos have caused a lot of controversy because they are too real, and some pictures even involve foreign political figures.

A few days ago, Midjourney announced that it would close the use of its free account. The Pandora's box that had just been opened has been closed again.

According to Midjourney CEO David Holz (David Holz) revealed: "This is because of the huge influx of new users." He also pointed out: "Midjourney's most advanced version 5 has never been free. The trial is open to users and we regret this error." Originally, David Holtz mentioned the huge demand for Midjourney and trial abuse in a message posted on Discord. In an email to The Verge, Holz said the suspension was due to "a large number of people creating disposable accounts to obtain free images."

2. Why stop the free trial?

Holz mentioned in an email to The Verge: "We believe the culprit may be a tutorial video in China. The video went viral. At the same time, there was also a temporary shortage of GPUs. . These two things together reduce the service speed and quality for paying users."

Source: Twitter

However, users generally believe that this pause is related to the recent use of Midjourney to create a large number of viral pictures, including fictitious pictures of many famous people, and even some spoofs. Some people think that these pictures are real and mislead the public.

However, Holz believes users have misunderstood that the images may not have been created by Midjourney, noting that Midjourney's free trial does not include its latest version 5.

It is understood that version 5 of Midjourney has significantly improved the image quality of generated characters. For example, in the past, AI-generated images could not hide the generated deformed hands, but this problem has been solved in the current version. Additionally, the lighting and fabrics in the resulting images are more realistic. What’s even more amazing is that the software is also capable of generating images of countless celebrities and public figures.

3. Midjourney’s response

So far, Midjourney’s responses to the sensitive and security risks posed by the escalating false images have been sporadic and have failed to resolve the concerns of the public. effect. It is not difficult to find that Midjourney’s content restrictions are looser than some competitors (such as OpenAI’s DALL-E), but more stringent than other service providers (such as Stable Diffusion).

"Adjustments are difficult. We will release an improved operating system soon, and are collecting a lot of feedback and ideas from experts and the community, and strive to provide thoughtful service to all parties." Hall This is expressed.

As of now, Midjourney still does not allow free user-generated images, although this may change in the future. Holz explained: "We are still trying to get the free trial back and trying to ask users to send emails with feedback on their experience."

4. Is there a good solution?

Some netizens said: The only way out is to find a neutral image repository, such as Archive.org or snopes, or archive newsworthy photos in a database. In addition, there is a need for manual verification of uploaded photos (only journalists and photographers registered in this way can upload and must provide evidence of the authenticity of the photo), and a reverse search function that anyone can use to verify the identity of the photo. Authenticity.

Source: Twitter

5. Combining ChatGPT with Midjourney

In addition, some people are also trying to combine ChatGPT with Midjourney. Some "human-machine cooperation" works conceived by humans and led and operated by AI are gradually emerging. The beginning of commercial application.

Currently, relevant people in the industry are trying to combine ChatGPT and Midjourney to produce results and apply them to their own work. For example, by providing product images and keywords to an AI image generation tool, commercial blockbusters can be directly generated.

Reddit users’ concerns about Midjourney

Source: Maimai

In the future, there is no need to find real models, AI will can be generated. Others use it for interior design, use it to make websites, generate promotional images, etc.

The above may be just the beginning of the commercial application of AI. In the near future, as more and more AI tools emerge, their application scope will grow exponentially.

6. Do not abuse AI-generated content

But having said that: product experience is always based on safety. The phenomenon of AI being abused has begun to affect work and life. It does require heavy blows from many parties and good strategies to control it!

Finally, please attach the domestic laws and regulations related to AI synthesis technology. Only by standardizing its use can unnecessary troubles be avoided.

Some provisions of the "Internet Information Services In-depth Synthesis Management Regulations"

As a service provider, the AI ​​synthesis platform must bear the main responsibility. For example, AI synthesis platforms must require real-name authentication of content creators and supervise creators to indicate signs such as "This is synthesized by AI" to avoid misleading the public; improve data management and ensure the security of personal information; and provide "face-changing" technology before , the consent of the person whose face is being changed should be obtained, etc.

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