I thought this was already a settled argument, though. It is not reproducing exact copies of copyrighted work, it is creating simulacra based on data that it has trained on. Obviously it trained on copyrighted material, as all large AI models had, and the newest version has gotten better at being able to create output resembling its training material if the user specifically requests a concept that fits the description (and likely has it regenerate 20+ times until it gives you the “infringing” work you’re looking for).

If Midjourney is breaking copyright, then so is every artist who has ever sketched a scene from a movie.

“I asked the AI to give me an exact copy of an image I selected and was surprised when it got pretty close” eyeroll without listing the prompts this article is a meaningless hitpiece.

Edit: I missed the prompts on the image itself. I will admit the prompts are pretty simple and output pretty similar to the film itself. That said, still not identical, equivalent to fan drawings of the film in my mind as Stovetop pointed out.