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Meta Licenses Midjourney Tech to Bring AI-Generated Images Into User Feeds

Midjourney remains independent with financial terms undisclosed.

Overview

  • Meta says AI-made visuals will be clearly labeled, with settings to limit or filter such posts.
  • The licensed aesthetic technology is slated to inform future models and features across Meta apps, with potential uses in ad tools, AI companions, and the Meta AI app reported by analysts.
  • Midjourney CEO David Holz reiterated that the lab has no investors and continues as a community-backed research organization.
  • The partnership lands during Meta’s accelerated AI push, including a superintelligence division and a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI.
  • Questions over creator impact and authenticity continue, as Midjourney faces ongoing lawsuits about training data and copyright.