Midjourney has responded to a lawsuit filed by Disney and Universal in June, asserting that the studios lack the authority to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) training on their copyrighted works. [...]
Grok Imagine, a new generative AI tool from xAI that creates AI images and videos, lacks guardrails against sexual content and deepfakes. xAI and Elon Musk debuted Grok Imagine over [...]
Is there something Qwen models can’t do? So far, their text and coding models are topping most of the charts and arenas. That is why Alibaba’s Qwen team got onto [...]
As AI-generated images continue to improve every year, one of the key questions is how human beings can distinguish between real and generated images. And while many of us may [...]
DuckDuckGo introduced a new setting, enabling users to hide AI-generated images from its image search results, aligning with its “private, useful, and optional” AI philosophy. Users can access this feature [...]
Generative AIs like MidJourney or DALL-E have become very popular, but they also have their detractors. We hear a lot about these systems cutting and pasting human artists' art, and [...]
Computer scientists with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, say they've developed a way to remove watermarks embedded in AI-generated images. To support that claim, they've released a software [...]
AI image generation — which relies on neural networks to create new images from a variety of inputs, including text prompts — is projected to become a billion-dollar industry by [...]
A free AI generator is a powerful tool that creates slides automatically using written input. Instead of having to manually create every slide, the user simply types in the topic, [...]
Privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new setting that lets users filter out AI images in search results. The company says it’s launching the feature in response to feedback [...]
ai-pocalypse Computer scientists say they've devised a way to remove image-based protection mechanisms developed to protect artists from unwanted use of their work for AI training. Some visual artists, concerned [...]
In brief The French philosopher argued that authentic art resonates with the human struggle against chaos and uncertainty. Recent court rulings have emphasized the importance of human intent in copyrighting [...]
Midjourney’s new AI-generated video tool will produce animated clips featuring copyrighted characters from Disney and Universal, WIRED has found—including video of the beloved Pixar character Wall-E holding a gun.It’s been [...]
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETA growing number of AI sites and services are able to generate short videos based on your descriptions or still images. Now, you can add Midjourney to [...]
A county sheriff in Texas has taken a power-cutting tool to a local crypto ATM after a family was reportedly scammed out of $25,000, sparking debate among crypto users over [...]
Midjourney has released the first version of its video generation model to the public. For now, the tool can generate short videos based on images uploaded or created on the [...]
Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which [...]
VINCENT FEURAY/Getty ImagesThe Gemini app just got a hugely useful upgrade -- the ability to tell you more about videos you've captured. Earlier this year, Google introduced a capability for Gemini [...]
The legal action follows similar moves in other creative industries, with more than a dozen major news companies suing AI company Cohere in February over copyright concerns. In 2023, a [...]
In the messy world of AI image generators, there are a lot of things that can go wrong when you're trying to get the image you see in your head [...]
By AP with Eleanor Butler Published on 12/06/2025 - 7:34 GMT+2•Updated 8:16ADVERTISEMENTDisney and Universal sued popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday.This is the first time major Hollywood companies have taken [...]
Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against Midjourney, alleging that the San Francisco–based AI image generation startup is a “bottomless pit of plagiarism” that generates “endless unauthorized copies” of [...]
gleitfrosch/GettyBefore ChatGPT, there was DALL-E -- the first iteration of OpenAI's now-famous text-to-image AI model. It was released in January 2021, giving the world an early taste of the future [...]
Popular tech reviewers and social media users have made countless comparisons between DALL-E and Midjourney. The majority of them rank Midjourney as better than ChatGPT. But has ChatGPT gotten any [...]
Nearly every single freshwater fish in Southern California may be riddled with parasites that could cause serious health issues in humans.Researchers from the University of California-San Diego revealed that a [...]
Marketers have long been leaders in AI adoption. From early experiments in content generation to analytics-driven customer engagement and campaign execution, marketing teams have consistently found ways to leverage AI [...]
Retail marketers connect with customers through powerful images. But creating hyper-relevant, high-quality, on-brand visuals has historically been challenging, primarily because it required an expensive photoshoot for every new initiative.Latent Bridge [...]
Since 2022, we've been using the prompt "a muscular barbarian with weapons beside a CRT television set, cinematic, 8K, studio lighting" to test AI image generators like Midjourney. It's time [...]
AI image generation has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies in recent years, revolutionizing how you create and interact with visual content. Amazon Nova Canvas is a generative [...]
Variety reports that Anthony Boyle (Tetris, Manhunt) and Julia Garner (Ozark, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) have been cast in Netflix’s upcoming drama series The Altruists as Bankman-Fried and Ellison. [...]
Marketing today demands relevance, speed, and precision. That’s why we built Audiences, a powerful expansion of our proprietary AI context layer, Jasper IQ, to help enterprise marketers deliver relevant campaigns [...]
Discord is entering its second decade as a company and seeking to go public. Along the way, it’s changed the way that online communities interact, turning groups that may have [...]
AI has changed the game for marketers. The promise? Scalable content creation, greater personalization, and better content ROI. The reality? Many teams are adopting AI tools but struggling to see [...]
I’ve seen firsthand how quickly marketers are adopting AI, chasing scale, speed, and personalization. But at the same time, they’re grappling with one of its biggest paradoxes, and what I [...]
PixArt-Sigma is a diffusion transformer model that is capable of image generation at 4k resolution. This model shows significant improvements over previous generation PixArt models like Pixart-Alpha and other diffusion [...]
PixArt-Sigma is a diffusion transformer model that is capable of image generation at 4k resolution. This model shows significant improvements over previous generation PixArt models like Pixart-Alpha and other diffusion [...]
In brief Nintendo denied using AI-generated imagery in its upcoming Mario Kart World game. The firm's president spoke out about issues with AI and intellectual property to investors last year. [...]
Innovation rarely happens in isolation. The most transformative ideas often emerge when diverse minds come together to challenge assumptions, exchange insights, and build on each other's perspectives.In today’s fast-moving marketing [...]
A California man has pleaded guilty to hacking an employee of The Walt Disney Company by tricking the person into running a malicious version of a widely used open source [...]
Recraft, the startup behind a mysterious image model that beat OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney on a respected industry benchmark last year, has raised a $30 million Series B round led [...]
Lester Mapp/ZDNET via MidjourneyIs it me, or are AI-generated images getting ridiculously good? I swear, every time I scroll, I question whether what I'm seeing is real. It's not just [...]
Image generated using Midjourney The past have been an absolute rollercoaster (or joyride) of rapidly evolving generative AI technologies. In the twenty-five years I’ve counted myself a software developer, I [...]
PinterestPinterest has long been a great platform for getting inspiration from crowdsourced images for everything from outfits to home decor to wedding planning. However, AI-generated images have slowly trickled into [...]
No industry has embraced AI more readily and aggressively than tech. Backed by strong executive support, financial investment, and deep integration into marketing workflows, tech companies are realizing AI’s benefits [...]
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETWith AI, one can now produce thousands of high-quality illustrations and videos. But that is only part of the story.Last August, a group of artists took [...]
AI is a core part of modern marketing strategies, but most organizations have yet to master it. AI adoption rates continue to grow, with 63% already using it and 79% [...]
Maria Diaz/ZDNETGoogle's Imagen 3 is a powerful AI text-to-image generator that earned ZDNET's pick as the best image generator -- even against competitors like Midjourney and OpenAI. As a result, the [...]
This is the final image we'll be working to create. David Gewirtz via Midjourney/ZDNETImage generation using AIs like Midjourney is shockingly good. But the AIs also have a few weaknesses. [...]
Maria Diaz/ZDNETGoogle's Imagen 3 is a powerful AI text-to-image generator that earned ZDNET's pick as the best image generator -- even against competitors like Midjourney and OpenAI. As a result, the [...]
The cause behind shocking sea lion attacks in California has finally been discovered.Animal experts in Los Angeles have been on the hunt for a culprit after several people were repeatedly bitten [...]