Over 100 leading AI experts issued an open letter demanding that companies behind generative AI technologies, like OpenAI, Meta, and others, open their doors to independent testing. Their message is clear: AI developers’ terms…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Automattic, the company behind WordPress and Tumblr, is discussing a data and content deal with MidJourney and OpenAI. This information, initially covered by 404 Media and…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
A group of Chicago-based developers have equipped artists with Nightshade, a method of fighting back against unethical data practices. Nightshade is a sophisticated tool designed to…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
Ed Newton-Rex, ex-VP of Audio at Stability AI, announced the launch of ‘Fairly Trained,’ a non-profit organization dedicated to certifying generative AI companies for fairer training…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
January 2024 began with talks of Midjourney, a leading force in the AI image-generation world, using the names and styles of over 16,000 artists without their…
By Sam Jeans · 8 min read
Over 16,000 artists’ names have been linked with the non-consensual training of Midjourney’s image generation models. The Midjourney artist database is attached to an amended lawsuit…
By Sam Jeans · 5 min read
The Alpha release of Midjourney V6 has demonstrated some big improvements in image generation but some artists are complaining that it is too good at reproducing…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Midjourney has released V6 of its already impressive AI image-generating model as an Alpha release on its Discord server. V6 comes with a number of significant…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Federal judge William Orrick dismissed the majority of the copyright infringement claims that 3 artists brought against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. Earlier this year Sarah…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
There’s a chance that the models you view when browsing for clothes in online stores are AI-generated – and would you even know? Probably not. AI…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
