Midjourney is unfriendly unless you pay! $$$$

UPDATE: I tried it again today (4/9/23) and I’m getting the same error, then I search the term again and I found an article. While I’m not a big fan of the Verge, they did talk to the guy in charge.

AI image generator Midjourney has halted free trials of its service, blaming a sudden influx of new users. Midjourney CEO and founder David Holz announced the change on Tuesday, originally citing “extraordinary demand and trial abuse” in a message on Discord (this announcement was spotted first by The Washington Post). In an email to The Verge, Holz stated that the pause is “because of massive amounts of people making throwaway accounts to get free images.”

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23662940/deepfake-viral-ai-misinformation-midjourney-stops-free-trials

For the past three days, I have been trying to create a thumbnail for a 12-hour grey noise video on my Audio Koi YouTube channel. I’ve done it for white noise, and blue noise, but now I’ve apparently hit the paywall.

What is Mid Journey? Let’s ask Chabeety (chatGPT)

MidJourney text-to-image AI is a technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images based on textual descriptions. This technology is based on deep learning algorithms, which analyze the relationship between text and image to generate a visual representation that matches the given description.

With MidJourney text-to-image AI, users can input natural language descriptions of scenes, objects, or people, and the AI system will generate a corresponding image that matches the text description. This technology has various applications in fields such as advertising, virtual reality, video game design, and more.

MidJourney is a company that specializes in text-to-image AI, and their technology has been used in various commercial applications, such as e-commerce product visualization, personalized marketing campaigns, and social media content generation.

Now I can’t be certain, and I only have my experience to go by, but it seems since I’m not shelling out some cash, I’ve been blackballed from the service.

No worries, I found the interface confusing and clunky to begin with, and if I’m going to pay for a subscription, I will do so with a more professional service that’s not hosted on a ¿free? discord server.

Yo, Chabeety; What is a discord server, and is it free?

Discord is a communication platform primarily designed for online gaming communities, but it can also be used for various other purposes. A Discord server is essentially a virtual space where people can communicate with each other using text, voice, and video chat.

Discord servers can be created by anyone, and they are organized into channels based on specific topics or purposes. These channels can be text-based, voice-based, or both. Users can join different servers and channels to communicate with other people who share similar interests or hobbies.

Discord servers also have various features such as file sharing, screen sharing, custom emoji, and role-based permissions. Server owners can also customize their server with various settings and integrations with other tools and services.

Overall, Discord servers are a popular way for people to connect and communicate with each other online, and they have become a common platform for gaming communities, online groups, and social events.

Yes, Discord is free to use. Anyone can create a Discord account and join servers without paying any fees. Discord also offers a paid version called Discord Nitro, which provides additional features such as higher quality screen sharing, custom Discord tags, and larger upload limits for files and videos.

Discord makes money through its Nitro subscription service and by taking a small percentage of revenue from game sales made through the Discord platform. Discord also offers a feature called “Server Boosting” where users can pay to boost their favorite servers, providing perks to the server owners and moderators.

However, the vast majority of Discord users do not pay anything to use the platform and can enjoy all of the basic features for free.

So I have logged off what I can and disabled my Discord account and am happily moving on.