Midjourney has released its first AI video model, allowing users to animate still images into short video clips. The company announced the launch of its V1 Video Model to nearly 20 million users worldwide. The new feature works through an “Image-to-Video” workflow. Users create or upload an image, then press an “Animate” button to generate …
Midjourney, primarily known for AI image generation, has released new research in collaboration with New York University on training large language models to produce more creative text. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the research introduces two new techniques: Diversified Direct Preference Optimization (DDPO) and Diversified Odds Ratio Preference Optimization (DORPO). These methods encourage LLMs …
Midjourney has released V7 Alpha, its first new AI image generation model in nearly a year, featuring voice prompting capabilities and a faster draft mode. The launch comes a week after OpenAI debuted a new image generator in ChatGPT that quickly gained popularity. According to Midjourney CEO David Holz, V7 represents a “totally different architecture” …
Midjourney has introduced new personalization features to its AI image generation platform, including Pinterest-style moodboards and multiple custom model profiles. According to Carl Franzen at VentureBeat, these updates aim to enhance creative workflows for the platform’s 19 million users. The moodboard feature allows users to upload collections of inspirational images that influence the AI’s output …
Midjourney has launched Patchwork, a new web-based collaborative worldbuilding platform for creative storytelling. According to Carl Franzen’s report in VentureBeat, the tool allows multiple users to create and develop digital worlds together in real-time. Max Kreminski, leader of Midjourney’s Storytelling Lab, demonstrated how users can generate characters, events, places, and AI-generated images on an infinite …
AI image generator Midjourney has introduced a new AI image editor that allows users to directly edit and style uploaded images. As Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat, users can use the new “Edit” feature to turn vintage photos into anime-style images, for example, or turn hand drawings into full-fledged works of art in a matter …
Until now, image generators like Midjourney have not been very helpful if you wanted to use a specific, fictitious person in several images. However, such consistency is essential for many applications. Think of comics or marketing materials. With Stable Diffusion, this can be solved with LoRAs. However, the technical effort is not trivial. Another option …
AI image generators like Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, or Dall-E can produce amazing results. But as anyone who has tried these tools will tell you: It’s not as simple as pushing a button. If you want to get good results reliably and regularly, you have to deal with the idiosyncrasies of these tools. As with AI …
Tumblr and WordPress.com are apparently looking to sell user content to AI companies. Talks are reportedly underway with OpenAI and Midjourney, according to 404media.
While more attention is often focused on text-based AI offerings, AI image generators such as Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney and others have come a long way. Here is an overview of important offerings: Dall-E 3 Like ChatGPT, Dall-E is made by OpenAI and is integrated into the chatbot’s interface. As a user, you tell ChatGPT …