The pictures were created using software developed by research laboratory MidJourney which has now paused free trials of its tools due to high demand and concerns about abuse of the systems.
Earlier this week, Elon Musk and tech experts from around the world signed an open letter calling for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence systems to allow time to make sure they are safe.
Among the signatories on the letter was Professor Noel O’Connor from the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City University. He is also CEO of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics.
“I think this is a welcome call by some parts of the scientific community to say maybe we need to take a beat here and think about what we are doing before rushing headlong into developing this type of technology,” Prof O’Connor said.
“It is not a call for a pause on all AI development, only on these incredibly powerful large language models that can generate this type of content,” he added.
https://www.rte.ie/news/technology/2023/0331/1367576-artificial-technology/
