AI image-generator Midjourney blocks images of Biden and Trump as election looms

This combination of photos shows former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden. On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney announced it has blocked its users from creating images of Biden and Trump ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. — AP

The popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney has started blocking its users from creating fake images of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming US presidential election, according to tests of the AI tool by The Associated Press.

With the election in full swing, it's time to “put some foots down on election-related stuff for a bit”, Midjourney CEO David Holz told several hundred members of the service's devoted userbase in a digital office hours event Wednesday.