​Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners 

​Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners 

Midjourney Medical 3D scans of a “phantom” body

A scan of an imaging phantom, segmented to validate how cleanly structures separate under controlled conditions. | Image: Midjourney Medical

Last week, Midjourney, an AI startup best known for its image generator, made an unusual pivot: medical imaging.

The company announced a futuristic ultrasound scanner that would dunk users into a vat of water and, hopefully, produce “something as powerful as MRI” yet “as casual as a trip to the spa.” Midjourney says the goal is to help people live longer, better, and healthier lives. CEO David Holz has suggested the system could one day be better than MRI. Experts are skeptical. While several medical imaging specialists told The Verge they were not dismissive of the idea outright, they said Midjourney has shown little public evidence to su …

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