# midjourney: sources

> every source cited in the midjourney history, with its date and type.

- [verge-interview digest](https://80.lv/articles/midjourney-founder-talked-about-its-art-style-copyright-what-ai-is) — 80.lv (2022, reporting). verge-interview digest; cars/walking analogy verbatim
- [pseudomnesia = fake memories](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/prize-winning-photograph-turns-out-to-be-ai-generated/102234888) — abc.net.au (2023-04-18, reporting). pseudomnesia = "fake memories"
- [social-inspiring vs distracting](https://adamfard.com/blog/midjourney-ux-audit) — adamfard.com (undated, reference). social-inspiring vs distracting; privacy intimidation
- [revenue-vs-traffic divergence interpretation](https://www.adjacent.media/signals/midjourneys-revenue-surges-despite-fading-web-traffic/) — adjacent.media (2025, reference). revenue-vs-traffic divergence interpretation
- [cosmopolitan cover = dall·e 2 (misattribution flag)](https://www.adweek.com/media/cosmo-let-ai-design-its-latest-magazine-cover/) — adweek (2022-06, reporting). cosmopolitan cover = dall·e 2 (misattribution flag)
- [worlds first ai magazine cover](https://aibusiness.com/verticals/ai-generated-image-graces-magazine-cover-for-the-first-time) — aibusiness.com (2022-06-27, reporting). "world's first ai magazine cover"; notes economist used midjourney for inset
- [v1 video hands-on guide (misdated)](https://www.aimagicx.com/blog/midjourney-v1-video-model-hands-on-guide-2026) — aimagicx.com (2026, reference). misdates v1 video to april 2026 — kept only as an example of sloppy 2026 secondary coverage, not for facts
- [monthly visit series 23](https://admin.aitools.xyz/tools/midjourney/statistics) — admin.aitools.xyz (2026-06, reporting). monthly visit series 23.1m (jul 25) → 10.47m (jun 26)
- [sd repo dormant since jan 2025](https://www.aivaultblog.com/blog/midjourney-vs-stable-diffusion) — aivaultblog.com (2026, reference). sd repo dormant since jan 2025; flux as open heir
- [decision analysis](https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/ai-law-and-regulation-tracker/united-states-copyright-office-denies-copyright-to-award-winning-art-again) — akingump.com (2023-09, reporting). decision analysis
- [original complaint text](https://ipwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Andersen%5Fet%5Fal%5Fv.%5FStability%5FAI.pdf) — ipwatchdog.com (2023-01-13, primary). original complaint text; "21st-century collage tools"
- [v5 mimicking news agency photos style](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fake-ai-images-of-putin-trump-being-arrested-spread-online) — pbs newshour (2023-03-23, reporting). v5 mimicking "news agency photos" style; tens of thousands of likes
- [third studio](https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-midjourney-ai-copyright-lawsuit-dc-studios-b87d80d7b4a4dfdcf0ee149d30830551) — associated press (2025-09-04, reporting). third studio; superman/bugs bunny; "illegal copies" training allegation
- [early suit coverage](https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/16/ai-art-generators-targeted-in-lawsuit-for-intellectual-property-theft) — appleinsider.com (2023-01-16, reporting). early suit coverage
- [protest origin, nanitchkov image, counts](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork/) — arstechnica.com (2022-12-14, reporting). protest origin, nanitchkov image, counts
- [infringement by design](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/artists-claim-big-win-in-copyright-suit-fighting-ai-image-generators/) — arstechnica.com (2024-08, reporting). "infringement by design"; lanham survives
- [v5 attribution](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/the-power-of-ai-compels-you-to-believe-this-fake-image-of-pope-in-a-puffy-coat/) — arstechnica.com (2023-03, reporting). v5 attribution; context-note history
- [arrest word ban](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/ai-platform-allegedly-bans-journalist-over-fake-trump-arrest-images/) — arstechnica.com (2023-03, reporting). "arrest" word ban; trump-name blocking; content-policy error text
- [v5 alpha](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/ai-imager-midjourney-v5-stuns-with-photorealistic-images-and-5-fingered-hands/) — arstechnica.com (2023-03-16, reference). v5 alpha; hands; version chronology (v3 aug 2022, v4 nov 2022)
- [crazy update wieland quote](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/01/a-crazy-update-midjourney-v6-upgrade-heaps-on-ai-generated-detail/) — arstechnica.com (2024-01, reference). "crazy update" wieland quote; detail question
- [200-image profiling requirement](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/midjourney-introduces-first-new-image-generation-model-in-over-a-year/) — arstechnica.com (2025-04, reporting). 200-image profiling requirement
- [warner bros. sues](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/warner-bros-sues-midjourney-to-stop-ai-knockoffs-of-batman-scooby-doo/) — arstechnica.com (2025-09, reporting). "defiant and undeterred"; protections removed; $150k/work
- [registration-history detail](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/us-copyright-office-withdraws-copyright-for-ai-generated-comic-artwork/) — arstechnica.com (2023-02, reporting). registration-history detail
- [reaches for beauty vs reaches for control](https://arteza.ai/blog/midjourney-vs-stable-diffusion) — arteza.ai (2026, reference). "reaches for beauty" vs "reaches for control"
- [identifies dall·e 2 as the tool](https://www.artforum.com/news/sony-world-photography-award-winner-reveals-entry-was-ai-generated-rejects-prize-252639/) — artforum.com (2023-04-19, reporting). identifies dall·e 2 as the tool
- [43-page response](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/midjourney-fires-back-disney-and-universal-copyright-suit-2675798) — news.artnet.com (2025-08, reporting). 43-page response; "cannot have it both ways"
- [segment details, midjourney discord usage](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/watch-john-oiiver-marry-a-cabbage-live-on-tv-to-capture-the-absurdity-of-a-i-generated-art-2167019) — news.artnet.com (2022-08-30, reporting). segment details, midjourney discord usage
- [the 16,000-name style list](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/midjourney-ai-artists-database-1234691955/) — artnews.com (2024-01-02, reporting). 16k-name sheet; 6-yr-old hyan tran; jon lam screenshots
- [leak mechanics](https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/01/04/leaked-names-of-16000-artists-used-to-train-midjourney-ai) — theartnewspaper.com (2024-01-04, reporting). leak mechanics; holz discord sharing; style-mimicry purpose
- [the original midjourney alex jones illustrations](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/08/where-does-alex-jones-go-from-here/676843/) — theatlantic.com (2022-08, reporting). the original midjourney alex jones illustrations
- [warzels apology, prompt text verbatim](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/08/twitter-viral-outrage-ai-art/676842/) — theatlantic.com (2022-08, reporting). warzel's apology, prompt text verbatim
- [$300m 2024 claim](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5vjqdm1ypo) — bbc.com (2025-06-12, reporting). $300m 2024 claim; character list; lawyer skepticism
- [refusal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65296763) — bbc.co.uk (2023-04-18, reporting). refusal; "ai is not photography" verbatim
- [400k+ prompts](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-66099850) — bbc.com (2023-07, reporting). 400k+ prompts; "taken from us so easily" verbatim
- [ex-google brain/imagen founders named](https://betakit.com/ideogram-launches-with-22-3-million-cad-for-generative-ai-text-to-image-platform-like-dall-e/) — betakit.com (2023-08-24, reporting). ex-google brain/imagen founders named
- [bfl launch](https://bfl.ai/blog/24-08-01-bfl) — bfl.ai (2024-08-01, primary). bfl launch; flux.1 suite; $31m a16z; sd-lineage creds
- [$200m/40-person framing](https://www.bigtechwire.com/2023/09/09/midjourney-delivers-on-ai-promise-by-hitting-200-million-revenue-run-rate-without-vc-funding/) — bigtechwire.com (2023-09-09, reporting). $200m/40-person framing; openai contrast
- [slop layer framing](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-slop-layer) — bloodinthemachine.com (2025, reporting). "slop layer" framing; 2023 chatgpt+midjourney ignition claim
- [legible-text milestone vs mj/dall·e/sd failures](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-03/ideogram-produces-text-in-ai-images-that-you-can-actually-read) — bloomberg (2023-10-03, reporting). legible-text milestone vs mj/dall·e/sd failures
- [exhibit examples (superman texting](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/warner-bros-sues-ai-startup-claiming-it-stole-superman-s-image) — bloomberg (2025-09-04, reporting). exhibit examples (superman texting; batman+r2-d2)
- [110-pp complaint analysis](https://www.boyarmiller.com/disney-and-nbcuniversal-challenge-midjourney-over-ai/) — boyarmiller.com (2025, reporting). 110-pp complaint analysis; user estimates
- [the trump-arrest images](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisstokelwalker/midjourney-ai-donald-trump-arrest-images-ban) — buzzfeednews.com (2023-03-22, reporting). higgins ~50 images; reported ban; "took on a life of its own"
- [millions of views](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-puffer-jacket-fake-photos-deepfake-power-peril-of-ai/) — cbsnews.com (2023-03-28, reporting). millions of views; deepfake-genre context
- [colorado local coverage](https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/ai-created-art-exhibit-first-place-colorado-state-fair-causing-controversy-jason-allen/) — cbsnews.com (2022-09-03, reporting). colorado local coverage
- [cohen engineering history](https://computerhistory.org/blog/harold-cohen-and-aaron-a-40-year-collaboration/) — computerhistory.org (undated, primary). cohen engineering history; collaboration framing
- [uk pickup of oliver segment](https://www.chortle.co.uk/video/2022/08/29/51661/john_oliver_on_ai_images) — chortle.co.uk (2022-08-29, reporting). uk pickup of oliver segment
- [niji launch w/ spellbrush](https://ckovalev.com/midjourney-ai/guide/--niji-anime-version-of-midjourney-v4) — ckovalev.com (2022-12-23, reference). niji launch w/ spellbrush; official announcement text
- [national broadcast pickup](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/03/tech/ai-art-fair-winner-controversy) — cnn.com (2022-09-03, reporting). national broadcast pickup; $300 prize; $750 sales
- [definitional analysis](https://igp.sipa.columbia.edu/sites/igp/files/2026-06/AI%20Slop%20and%20the%20Information%20Ecosystem_IGP%20Report.pdf) — igp.sipa.columbia.edu (2026-06, reference). definitional analysis; john oliver 2025 slop episode note
- [latent-diffusion lineage](https://github.com/CompVis/stable-diffusion) — github (undated, repo). latent-diffusion lineage; laion-5b training note; cvpr '22 authors
- [orrick quote context](https://v2.courthousenews.com/artist-copyright-claims-against-ai-generator-can-proceed-to-discovery/) — v2.courthousenews.com (2024-08-13, reporting). orrick quote context
- [most iconic prompt… a meme verbatim](https://www.creativebloq.com/features/greg-rutkowski-ai-art-prompts) — creativebloq.com (2023-05-31, interview). "most iconic prompt… a meme" verbatim
- [warzel backlash metrics, apology coverage](https://the-decoder.com/artists-and-designers-protest-against-ai-generated-graphics/) — the-decoder.com (2022-08, reporting). warzel backlash metrics, apology coverage
- [claims sota over mj v6/dall·e 3](https://the-decoder.com/former-stable-diffusion-developers-launch-flux-a-new-image-model-challenging-midjourney/) — the-decoder.com (2024-08-03, reporting). claims sota over mj v6/dall·e 3
- [serious midjourney contender](https://the-decoder.com/ex-google-team-turns-ai-research-into-serious-midjourney-contender-with-ideogram-ai/) — the-decoder.com (2023-08-24, reporting). "serious midjourney contender"; browser-based contrast
- [hardware team launch](https://the-decoder.com/midjourney-details-plans-for-ai-video-model-and-officially-launches-orb-hardware-project/) — the-decoder.com (2024, reporting). hardware team launch; "slow game engine"; 60fps worlds
- [ahmad abbas hire](https://the-decoder.com/apple-vision-pro-engineer-to-build-the-mid-journey-orb/) — the-decoder.com (2024, reporting). ahmad abbas hire; 3d-data-capture focus; jan 2024 discord mentions; "will make the orb"
- [onboarding mechanics](https://the-decoder.com/midjourney-launches-v7-image-model-with-draft-mode-for-faster-iteration/) — the-decoder.com (2025-04-04, reporting). onboarding mechanics
- [trial return](https://the-decoder.com/midjourney-launches-web-interface-and-restores-free-trial-images/) — the-decoder.com (2024-08-21, reporting). trial return; ideogram-2.0 timing
- [opt-out honored by stability, undone by community lora](https://decrypt.co/150575/greg-rutkowski-removed-from-stable-diffusion-but-brought-back-by-ai-artists) — decrypt.co (2023, reporting). opt-out honored by stability, undone by community lora
- [minor text drawing ability verbatim](https://decrypt.co/210637/midjourney-v6-base-model-upgrade-text-) — decrypt.co (2023-12, reporting). "minor text drawing ability" verbatim; dall·e 3 comparison
- [surfboards/water quote verification](https://dev.to/lankan01/midjourney-a-product-strategy-case-study-5058) — dev.to (undated, reporting). surfboards/water quote verification
- [wieland/nick st](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/midjourney-v5-language-model-adds-realism-to-human-hands/) — digitaltrends.com (2023-03-18, reporting). wieland/nick st. pierre reactions
- [1m-member cap breach](https://discord.com/build-case-studies/midjourney) — discord (undated, primary). 1m-member cap breach; 7m servers installed app; mega-server engineering
- [how a computer designed this week's cover](https://www.economist.com/news/2022/06/11/how-a-computer-designed-this-weeks-cover) — economist.com (2022-06-11, reference). midjourney cover; ~250 prompts/~1000 images (archive.today mirror 0vrtz)
- [midjourney illustrations for ai briefing](https://www.economist.com/interactive/briefing/2022/06/11/huge-foundation-models-are-turbo-charging-ai-progress) — economist.com (2022-06-11, reporting). midjourney illustrations for ai briefing; style-name behavior noted
- [onboarding/image-management complaints](https://www.embraceai.training/post/why-is-midjourney-so-hard-to-use) — embraceai.training (undated, community). onboarding/image-management complaints
- [$150k/work statutory-damages math](https://endroid.com/2025/disney-and-universal-team-up-to-sue-ai-photo-generator-midjourney-for-copyright-infringement/) — endroid.com (2025, reporting). $150k/work statutory-damages math
- [xi jinping ban/minimize drama context](https://www.engadget.com/midjourney-ends-free-trials-of-its-ai-image-generator-due-to-extraordinary-abuse-153853905.html) — engadget (2023-03-30, reporting). xi jinping ban/"minimize drama" context
- [oliver/cabbage, 493 oliver images stat](https://ew.com/tv/john-oliver-marries-cabbage-steve-buscemi/) — ew.com (2022-08-29, reporting). oliver/cabbage, 493 oliver images stat
- [midjourney name list, 25pp](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.407208/gov.uscourts.cand.407208.238.10.pdf) — storage.courtlistener.com (2024-10-31, primary). midjourney name list, 25pp
- [fac: lanham act vs midjourney](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.407208/gov.uscourts.cand.407208.129.0.pdf) — storage.courtlistener.com (2023-11-29, primary). fac: lanham act vs midjourney; laion-5b allegations; midjourney "trained multiple models"
- [cara third scrape](https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2026/08/23/artists-built-a-site-to-escape-ai-scrapers-are-coming-for-it-anyway/) — forbes (2026-08-23, reporting). cara third scrape; jingna zhang quote
- [miyazaki-ethos irony framing](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2025/03/27/the-ai-generated-studio-ghibli-trend-explained/) — forbes (2025-03-27, reporting). miyazaki-ethos irony framing
- [the consent answer](https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/09/16/midjourney-founder-david-holz-on-the-impact-of-ai-on-art-imagination-and-the-creative-economy/) — forbes (2022-09-16, interview). consent "no"; "hundred million images"; "big scrape"; no opt-out
- [holz email on wapo misunderstandings](https://gizmodo.com/midjourney-deep-fake-ai-trump-arrested-pope-1850283812) — gizmodo.com (2023-03-30, reporting). holz email on wapo "misunderstandings"
- [open-source release](https://research.google/blog/deepdream-a-code-example-for-visualizing-neural-networks/) — research.google (2015-07-01, primary). open-source release; #deepdream
- [original deepdream announcement](https://research.google/blog/inceptionism-going-deeper-into-neural-networks/) — research.google (2015-06-17, primary). original deepdream announcement
- [piracy framing](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/11/disney-universal-ai-lawsuit) — theguardian.com (2025-06-11, reporting). "piracy" framing; injunction sought
- [early mainstream replacement-question framing](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/20/ai-art-artificial-intelligence-midjourney-dall-e-replacing-artists) — theguardian.com (2022-08-20, reporting). early mainstream replacement-question framing


Published by @ben in profile revision 1.
Original document: https://hraness.com/midjourney/sources
Original credited author: Hraness
AI-drafted at Ben Guo's direct request and credited to Hraness; every claim links to its cataloged source.

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