AI generator Midjourney pauses service over deepfake ‘abuse’

AI
Friday, 31 Mar 2023
4:43 PM MYT

Related News

Technology 7h ago

Honda-backed Helm.ai unveils vision system for self-driving cars

Technology 18h ago

Meta in talks to hire former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to join AI efforts, The Information reports

AI 12h ago

Can you choose an AI model that harms the planet less?

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.

Unlock 30% Savings on Ad-Free Access Now!

Monthly Plan

~~RM13.90/month~~
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

~~RM12.33/month~~
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only

Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.

Topic:

AI Internet Technology

Is this article useful?

Report a mistake

What is the issue about?

Spelling and grammatical error

Factually incorrect

Story is irrelevant

Email (optional)

Thank you for your report!

Next In Tech News

Honda-backed Helm.ai unveils vision system for self-driving cars

Tinder bets on group dating feature to win back Gen Z

Google faces setback as EU court adviser backs antitrust regulators

Justice at stake as generative AI enters the courtroom

Submerging servers in liquid helps data centres cut energy use

Xreal’s One Pro are a stopgap ahead of true AR smart glasses

German firms to submit competing EU bids for AI data centre, newspaper reports

Japan's TDK acquires US-based smart glasses company SoftEye

Waymo looks to test its self-driving cars in New York

New tool finds vast online abuse of players

Others Also Read

NUS retains 8th spot, NTU climbs to 12th in latest global university rankings

Singapore13h ago

Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-CWGB	0.135	0.140	0.110	0.115	-0.020	-14.81	2,133,979
HSI-CWEY	0.165	0.180	0.140	0.145	-0.040	-21.62	1,958,843
HSI-CWGA	0.070	0.070	0.050	0.050	-0.020	-28.57	1,675,003
HSI-PWFZ	0.200	0.235	0.200	0.230	0.030	15.00	1,553,120
MYEG-C9B	0.080	0.080	0.075	0.075	-0.005	-6.25	821,751
PUC	0.025	0.030	0.020	0.020	-0.010	-33.33	759,108
MYEG-C7U	0.040	0.040	0.035	0.035	-0.015	-30.00	710,600
HSI-CWC6	0.065	0.075	0.040	0.050	-0.030	-37.50	556,663
TANCO	0.980	0.985	0.950	0.955	-0.025	-2.55	492,660
HSI-PWHC	0.185	0.215	0.175	0.205	0.025	13.89	437,679
MYEG	0.930	0.935	0.905	0.905	-0.025	-2.69	345,439
HSI-CWEZ	0.085	0.085	0.065	0.070	-0.020	-22.22	336,384
SNS	0.540	0.560	0.535	0.545	0.010	1.87	275,676
RHONEMA-WA	0.070	0.105	0.035	0.045	-0.045	-50.00	259,223
BORNOIL	0.010	0.010	0.005	0.010	0.000	0.00	249,514

AI generator Midjourney pauses service over deepfake ‘abuse’