Midjourney suspends free version after viral Pope and Trump deep scam

No more free Midjourney! At least for now, the test version of the renderer on Discord, which uses AI to create creative drawings, has been suspended. According to this BorderThe closure of the open raid came after a series of deep frauds produced by the tool went viral.

Among the AI-generated images that are considered ridiculous is a photo of Pope Francis wearing a long white puffer jacket along with the traditional gourd and a cross on his chest. Even photos of the leader of the Catholic church with a gun circulate on the Internet. But nothing compares Reflections of fake photos of former US president Donald Trump struggling to avoid arrest by the police – see photos here.

Midjourney CEO and founder David Holz, announcing the change on Tuesday (28), did not justify that reason, citing only one. “extraordinary demand and test abuse”, according to this Washington post.

Why was the free version of Midjourney suspended?

At first, Midjourney gave free access to 25 generations of free images to anyone on Discord before launching a subscription. Basic plan offers up to 200 image generations for $8/montha price that is considered affordable considering the capabilities of the vehicle.

Even before Midjourney was launched, experts had already warned of the potential risk of artificial intelligence generating misinformation. At the time, Holz defended himself by stating: counterfeit products can be easily detected“You can’t force him to do a deepfake now,” said the company’s executive. Border.

But things have changed after the independent lab released version 5 of the tool on March 15, which brought several improvements in the quality of images depicting people. For example, hands began to have more faithful representations, as well as the illumination of fabrics.