Due to excessive usage due to the enormous rush on the image AI, it will no longer be possible to use the free trial version of Midjourney:
“Due to a combination of extraordinary demand and trial abuse we are temporarily disabling free trials until we have our next improvements to the system deployed” “We have made the next improvements to the system” is the information from David Holz, founder and CEO of Midjourney on March 28, 2023 on Discord .
The Verge asked and received in response that many users had probably created “disposable accounts” several times in order to use the initial free trial version and not have to take out a paid subscription.
For all users who were simply curious to try out Midjourney, the free trial version was certainly ideal. However, if you decide to use the created works commercially or to create more images than were possible in the trial version, you will need to take out a paid subscription, which starts at $10 per month.
In short: Those who are curious and just want to take a quick look at Midjourney's AI world of images no longer have the opportunity to do so.
Misuse of realistic-looking images
In view of Holz's reference to "abuse", it was originally assumed that the discontinuation of the free trial version would be related to the sometimes very realistic-looking works from the image AI.
For example, pictures of the alleged arrest of Donald Trump , or pictures of Pope Francis in a striking white quilted jacket viral. Putin's supposed kowtow to Xi Jinping also caused confusion among users.
However, David Holz notes that the really realistic-looking images (like these of Pope Francis or Donald Trump) were created with the latest version of Midjourney (version 5). However, the free trial does not include access to this version.
It is important that the AI is not misused. Especially because it is getting better and better and delivers more and more realistic results.
Lame mid-journey caused by a video from China?
“We believe the culprit was likely a viral instructional video in China,” David Holz tells The Verge via email. “This happened at the same time as a temporary GPU shortage. The two things came together and it killed the service for paying users.”
Free trial version temporarily unavailable
As David Holz announced, this is a temporary discontinuation of free test access. But the solution to this doesn't seem to be within reach yet: “We're still trying to figure out how to reintroduce free trials. We tried requiring an active email, but that wasn’t enough, so we’re back to the drawing board,” said Holz.
Source:
The Verge , futurezone.de
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