Popular AI software now creates ‘more realistic’ images

Medjourney It is a widely used software to manipulate artificial intelligence (AI) based on written numerical commands to create works of art. The popularity of these types of online image creation tools has grown rapidly since last year. Other well-known technical AI generators are Stable Diffusion and DALL-E.

the New version 5 Midjourney was released this week and is supposed to make the visuals look more realistic. Among other things, the manufacturers promise “much higher image quality, a wider stylistic range, seamless texture support and a wider dynamic range.”

Comparisons with the previous two Midjourney releases show that the visuals for the new fifth edition do indeed look more realistic. This makes skin textures, facial features, reflections, and shadows look more realistic.

the hands

One of the weaknesses of these types of AI technical generators has also been addressed: manual generation. “Hands are now mostly correct, using five fingers instead of seven to ten on one hand,” says designer Julie Wieland. against ArsTechnica. However it turned out Examples That even the new version sometimes makes mistakes with hands and fingers.

Midjourney is free to use, but there are also Subscriptions For users who often need fast processing.

Copyrights

These image generator AI models have been trained with billions of online photos and images of artwork. Some American artists sued the makers of Midjourney and Stable Diffusion in January. They argue that using the artwork to train AI models is a copyright infringement.

Moreover, the creators of AI-generated text and images cannot claim copyright themselves, the US Copyright Agency recently reported. Amazon’s online store is now full of digital books made using artificial intelligence.

The advancement of artificial intelligence is also leading to concerns about the consequences of hiring in the creative sector. Artists, illustrators, and designers are protesting the AI ​​trend via social media using the hashtag #ArtByHumans.

A Midjourney user shared the upshot of this: a quirky Dutch teen girl at a mountaintop restaurant in the 1970s. A piece of warm cake with whipped cream and a cup of coffee on the table.