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Andy Chalk

'A bottomless pit of plagiarism': Disney and Universal sue AI image generator Midjourney for copyright infringement

Section of Midjourney's 'Explore' page.

AI image generator Midjourney could be facing some serious legal headaches, as The Verge reports that the company is being sued by Hollywood powerhouses Disney and Universal, who say the company's unauthorized use of its characters make it a "bottomless pit of plagiarism."

Midjourney is a generative AI service that yacks up images based on text prompts, enabling subscribers to churn out pretty much whatever they want—including things like, for instance, 'Snow White stabbing Shrek with a lightsaber,' which I just now made up.

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