AI generator Midjourney pauses service over deepfake ‘abuse’


Midjourney responded to a request on March 30 for a trial with a message saying it could not be provided and to try again another day. — Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash

SAN FRANCISCO: Research laboratory Midjourney has paused free trials of its image-generation software after users cranked out realistic deepfakes including of former US president Donald Trump getting arrested and Pope Francis in a puffer jacket.

Midjourney responded to a request on March 30 for a trial with a message saying it could not be provided and to try again another day.

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