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the catalog — every source behind every claim, dated and typed.
the catalog
every claim on this site carries source ids that resolve here. type marks the evidence role; dates keep the precision the source gave.
- 2022verge-interview digest80.lvverge-interview digest; cars/walking analogy verbatim
- 2023-04-18pseudomnesia = fake memoriesabc.net.aupseudomnesia = "fake memories"
- undatedsocial-inspiring vs distractingadamfard.comsocial-inspiring vs distracting; privacy intimidation
- 2025revenue-vs-traffic divergence interpretationadjacent.mediarevenue-vs-traffic divergence interpretation
- 2022-06cosmopolitan cover = dall·e 2 (misattribution flag)adweekcosmopolitan cover = dall·e 2 (misattribution flag)
- 2022-06-27worlds first ai magazine coveraibusiness.com"world's first ai magazine cover"; notes economist used midjourney for inset
- 2026v1 video hands-on guide (misdated)aimagicx.commisdates v1 video to april 2026 — kept only as an example of sloppy 2026 secondary coverage, not for facts
- 2026-06monthly visit series 23admin.aitools.xyzmonthly visit series 23.1m (jul 25) → 10.47m (jun 26)
- 2026sd repo dormant since jan 2025aivaultblog.comsd repo dormant since jan 2025; flux as open heir
- 2023-09decision analysisakingump.comdecision analysis
- 2023-01-13original complaint textipwatchdog.comoriginal complaint text; "21st-century collage tools"
- 2023-03-23v5 mimicking news agency photos stylepbs newshourv5 mimicking "news agency photos" style; tens of thousands of likes
- 2025-09-04third studioassociated pressthird studio; superman/bugs bunny; "illegal copies" training allegation
- 2023-01-16early suit coverageappleinsider.comearly suit coverage
- 2022-12-14protest origin, nanitchkov image, countsarstechnica.comprotest origin, nanitchkov image, counts
- 2024-08infringement by designarstechnica.com"infringement by design"; lanham survives
- 2023-03v5 attributionarstechnica.comv5 attribution; context-note history
- 2023-03arrest word banarstechnica.com"arrest" word ban; trump-name blocking; content-policy error text
- 2023-03-16v5 alphaarstechnica.comv5 alpha; hands; version chronology (v3 aug 2022, v4 nov 2022)
- 2024-01crazy update wieland quotearstechnica.com"crazy update" wieland quote; detail question
- 2025-04200-image profiling requirementarstechnica.com200-image profiling requirement
- 2025-09warner bros. suesarstechnica.com"defiant and undeterred"; protections removed; $150k/work
- 2023-02registration-history detailarstechnica.comregistration-history detail
- 2026reaches for beauty vs reaches for controlarteza.ai"reaches for beauty" vs "reaches for control"
- 2023-04-19identifies dall·e 2 as the toolartforum.comidentifies dall·e 2 as the tool
- 2025-0843-page responsenews.artnet.com43-page response; "cannot have it both ways"
- 2022-08-30segment details, midjourney discord usagenews.artnet.comsegment details, midjourney discord usage
- 2024-01-02the 16,000-name style listartnews.com16k-name sheet; 6-yr-old hyan tran; jon lam screenshots
- 2024-01-04leak mechanicstheartnewspaper.comleak mechanics; holz discord sharing; style-mimicry purpose
- 2022-08the original midjourney alex jones illustrationstheatlantic.comthe original midjourney alex jones illustrations
- 2022-08warzels apology, prompt text verbatimtheatlantic.comwarzel's apology, prompt text verbatim
- 2025-06-12$300m 2024 claimbbc.com$300m 2024 claim; character list; lawyer skepticism
- 2023-04-18refusalbbc.co.ukrefusal; "ai is not photography" verbatim
- 2023-07400k+ promptsbbc.com400k+ prompts; "taken from us so easily" verbatim
- 2023-08-24ex-google brain/imagen founders namedbetakit.comex-google brain/imagen founders named
- 2024-08-01bfl launchbfl.aibfl launch; flux.1 suite; $31m a16z; sd-lineage creds
- 2023-09-09$200m/40-person framingbigtechwire.com$200m/40-person framing; openai contrast
- 2025slop layer framingbloodinthemachine.com"slop layer" framing; 2023 chatgpt+midjourney ignition claim
- 2023-10-03legible-text milestone vs mj/dall·e/sd failuresbloomberglegible-text milestone vs mj/dall·e/sd failures
- 2025-09-04exhibit examples (superman textingbloombergexhibit examples (superman texting; batman+r2-d2)
- 2025110-pp complaint analysisboyarmiller.com110-pp complaint analysis; user estimates
- 2023-03-22the trump-arrest imagesbuzzfeednews.comhiggins ~50 images; reported ban; "took on a life of its own"
- 2023-03-28millions of viewscbsnews.commillions of views; deepfake-genre context
- 2022-09-03colorado local coveragecbsnews.comcolorado local coverage
- undatedcohen engineering historycomputerhistory.orgcohen engineering history; collaboration framing
- 2022-08-29uk pickup of oliver segmentchortle.co.ukuk pickup of oliver segment
- 2022-12-23niji launch w/ spellbrushckovalev.comniji launch w/ spellbrush; official announcement text
- 2022-09-03national broadcast pickupcnn.comnational broadcast pickup; $300 prize; $750 sales
- 2026-06definitional analysisigp.sipa.columbia.edudefinitional analysis; john oliver 2025 slop episode note
- undatedlatent-diffusion lineagegithublatent-diffusion lineage; laion-5b training note; cvpr '22 authors
- 2024-08-13orrick quote contextv2.courthousenews.comorrick quote context
- 2023-05-31most iconic prompt… a meme verbatimcreativebloq.com"most iconic prompt… a meme" verbatim
- 2022-08warzel backlash metrics, apology coveragethe-decoder.comwarzel backlash metrics, apology coverage
- 2024-08-03claims sota over mj v6/dall·e 3the-decoder.comclaims sota over mj v6/dall·e 3
- 2023-08-24serious midjourney contenderthe-decoder.com"serious midjourney contender"; browser-based contrast
- 2024hardware team launchthe-decoder.comhardware team launch; "slow game engine"; 60fps worlds
- 2024ahmad abbas hirethe-decoder.comahmad abbas hire; 3d-data-capture focus; jan 2024 discord mentions; "will make the orb"
- 2025-04-04onboarding mechanicsthe-decoder.comonboarding mechanics
- 2024-08-21trial returnthe-decoder.comtrial return; ideogram-2.0 timing
- 2023opt-out honored by stability, undone by community loradecrypt.coopt-out honored by stability, undone by community lora
- 2023-12minor text drawing ability verbatimdecrypt.co"minor text drawing ability" verbatim; dall·e 3 comparison
- undatedsurfboards/water quote verificationdev.tosurfboards/water quote verification
- 2023-03-18wieland/nick stdigitaltrends.comwieland/nick st. pierre reactions
- undated1m-member cap breachdiscord1m-member cap breach; 7m servers installed app; mega-server engineering
- 2022-06-11how a computer designed this week's covereconomist.commidjourney cover; ~250 prompts/~1000 images (archive.today mirror 0vrtz)
- 2022-06-11midjourney illustrations for ai briefingeconomist.commidjourney illustrations for ai briefing; style-name behavior noted
- undatedonboarding/image-management complaintsembraceai.trainingonboarding/image-management complaints
- 2025$150k/work statutory-damages mathendroid.com$150k/work statutory-damages math
- 2023-03-30xi jinping ban/minimize drama contextengadgetxi jinping ban/"minimize drama" context
- 2022-08-29oliver/cabbage, 493 oliver images statew.comoliver/cabbage, 493 oliver images stat
- 2024-10-31midjourney name list, 25ppstorage.courtlistener.commidjourney name list, 25pp
- 2023-11-29fac: lanham act vs midjourneystorage.courtlistener.comfac: lanham act vs midjourney; laion-5b allegations; midjourney "trained multiple models"
- 2026-08-23cara third scrapeforbescara third scrape; jingna zhang quote
- 2025-03-27miyazaki-ethos irony framingforbesmiyazaki-ethos irony framing
- 2022-09-16the consent answerforbesconsent "no"; "hundred million images"; "big scrape"; no opt-out
- 2023-03-30holz email on wapo misunderstandingsgizmodo.comholz email on wapo "misunderstandings"
- 2015-07-01open-source releaseresearch.googleopen-source release; #deepdream
- 2015-06-17original deepdream announcementresearch.googleoriginal deepdream announcement
- 2025-06-11piracy framingtheguardian.com"piracy" framing; injunction sought
- 2022-08-20early mainstream replacement-question framingtheguardian.comearly mainstream replacement-question framing
- 2025-12-27how viral ai slop took overtheguardian.comslop genre history; woty
- 2022-06dall·e 2 cover details, karen xhearstmagazinesinternational.comdall·e 2 cover details, karen x. cheng prompt
- 2023-12horrible, horrible way to interacthacker news"horrible, horrible way to interact"; install-base counter-argument
- 2023-03deepfake hands angleindependent.co.uk"deepfake hands" angle
- 2022-07-12open-beta mechanics, discord-native distribution, profitable claimitdoeswhatnow.comopen-beta mechanics, discord-native distribution, profitable claim
- 2023-09procedural historyjdsupra.comprocedural history; photoshop/gigapixel steps
- 2022-12-13protest coverage + faq falloutkotaku.comprotest coverage + faq fallout
- 2024-05-29discord as the genai foundationblog.kowatek.com20.3m largest community; genai-on-discord pattern
- 2025-09-04entities suinglatimes.comentities suing; jury demand
- 2025-08-08transformative-fair-use analysislaw.comtransformative-fair-use analysis; meta/anthropic rulings context
- 2022co-imaginative-space framinglbbonline.comco-imaginative-space framing; holz quotes
- 2023-03timelineleadstories.comtimeline; "making pictures of trump getting arrested…" verbatim; ban tweet
- 2024sims/final-medium verbatim quoteslevelup.gitconnected.com"sims"/final-medium verbatim quotes
- 2023-02-28human-authorship doctrine citelexology.comhuman-authorship doctrine cite
- 2025-08limited monopoly…must give way to fair use verbatimlightreading.com"limited monopoly…must give way to fair use" verbatim
- 2022-09-06allens ai wonlinkedinallen's "ai won. humans lost." verbatim
- 2024-02-05nightshade rationalemarketplace.orgnightshade rationale; opt-out futility quote
- 2023-10-08extended quotes inclmarvinliao.medium.comextended quotes incl. michael stewart m12 line
- 2025vibe slop/class-anxiety counter-readyogeshmalik.medium.com"vibe slop"/class-anxiety counter-read
- 2026$500m 2025megaoneai.com$500m 2025; ~100 staff; 19.83m accounts jan 2026; figures unverified
- undatedversion history: v8docs.midjourney.comversion history: v8.1 default 6/10–7/23/26; v8.2 default 7/24/26
- 2023-12v6 prompting/text behavior analysismidlibrary.iov6 prompting/text behavior analysis
- 2022-08-15extended holz its just like an engine quotemindmatters.aiextended holz "it's just like an engine" quote
- 2025brand-design breakdownmindstudio.aibrand-design breakdown; imagen 3 text gains
- 2022-09-16rutkowski 93k prompts vs picasso 2ktechnologyreview.comrutkowski 93k prompts vs picasso 2k; midjourney discord usage
- 2025-08-06midjourney's answercdn.arstechnica.netfair use; "tens of millions of users"; plaintiffs' employees subscribe; iger quote
- undated--ow range, v7-onlydocs.midjourney.com--ow range, v7-only
- undatedbatch-size gpu costsdocs.midjourney.combatch-size gpu costs; sd/hd tiers
- 2026-06-1624-image draftsupdates.midjourney.com24-image drafts; --preview program
- 2025-08-07720pupdates.midjourney.com720p; 3.2× cost; pro/mega
- 2024-08-16unified editorupdates.midjourney.comunified editor; rooms↔discord mirroring
- 2025-05omni-reference launch mechanicsupdates.midjourney.comomni-reference launch mechanics
- 2025-06-16v7 sref system + --sref randomupdates.midjourney.comv7 sref system + --sref random
- 2024-07-30version 6.1 release notesupdates.midjourney.comv6.1 release notes; default
- 2025-04-04turbo/relax, draft mode, roadmapupdates.midjourney.comturbo/relax, draft mode, roadmap
- 2026-03-17v8 alphaupdates.midjourney.comv8 alpha; --hd 2k; --q 4; new prompting
- 2026-04-14speed/cost cutsupdates.midjourney.comspeed/cost cuts; hd default
- 2026-06-114s sd/12s hdupdates.midjourney.com4s sd/12s hd; text rendering; v8.0 deprecation
- 2026-07-24version 8.2 release notesupdates.midjourney.comv8.2 aesthetics/personalization; new edit model replaces omni/char-ref/retexture
- 2025-06-18image-to-videoupdates.midjourney.comimage-to-video; 8× cost; "25 times cheaper"; extend to ~21s
- 2024-08-23web open to allupdates.midjourney.comweb open to all; discord/google account merge
- 2026-03-08discords biggest failure argumentmofactor.com"discord's biggest failure" argument; peak ~20.9m members sept 2024; dau 1.2–2.5m
- 2025-03-26gpus are melting altman quotenbcnews.com"gpus are melting" altman quote; 11k-creatives letter context
- 2024-014,700-name exhibit vs 16k sheetnbcnews.com4,700-name exhibit vs 16k sheet; wes anderson/groening
- 2023-03-27wide-scale misinformation framingnbcnews.com"wide-scale misinformation" framing; buzzfeed motive quote
- 2025-06-12first-of-its-kindnpr.org"first-of-its-kind"; 110pp; "virtual vending machine"; ~20m users
- 2022-09-16is it art canonthe new york times"is it art" canon
- 2018-10-25$432,500 salethe new york times$432,500 sale; >40× estimate
- 2018-10-22signed algorithm marketingthe new york times"signed 'algorithm'" marketing
- 2022-09-02i won, and i didnt break any rulescs.uwaterloo.ca"i won, and i didn't break any rules"; backlash documented; original: nyt the shift, kevin roose
- 2022-08-28last week tonight on ai imagesyoutube10-min midjourney/ai-images segment; 5.0m views
- 2024statista table: 19openaijourney.comstatista table: 19.93m april 2024 = #1 discord server
- 2024-08-12laion-400m vs midjourney allegation detailstorage.courtlistener.comlaion-400m vs midjourney allegation detail
- 2023signed-fakes confusion detailpcgamer.comsigned-fakes confusion detail
- 2023-03-30safeguards-insufficient quotepcmag.comsafeguards-insufficient quote
- 2023-03discord-post announcementpcworld.comdiscord-post announcement; $10/mo floor
- 2022-07-26open to everyone beta, discord-only catchpcworld.com"open to everyone" beta, discord-only catch
- 2026strategic-infrastructure framingperplexityaimagazine.comstrategic-infrastructure framing
- 2022-12-21viral resurfacing of forbes quotespetapixel.comviral resurfacing of forbes quotes; metadata rebuttals
- 2022-08-23public open-source releasepetapixel.compublic open-source release; mostaque quote
- 2025-06-20competitive context vs veo/sora/fireflypetapixel.comcompetitive context vs veo/sora/firefly
- 2024-08-23escape from discord island quotepetapixel.com"escape from discord island" quote; 25-image trial; 10k-image alpha history
- 2025gold standard for pure aesthetic quality vs control weaknessblog.picassoia.com"gold standard for pure aesthetic quality" vs control weakness
- undated~21m largest serverblog.pnly.io~21m largest server; guide/moderator structure; 200 newbie channels
- undatedchronology cross-checkpopulartimelines.comchronology cross-check
- undated2d→3d strategic readpress.farm2d→3d strategic read; leap motion context
- 2023-01no consent, no credit, no compensation verbatimprnewswire"no consent, no credit, no compensation" verbatim
- 2022-08-31origin storychieftain.comorigin story; $11/entry; disclosure at drop-off
- 2023-07-07waic remarksnews.qq.comwaic remarks; name from 庄周/zhuang zhou; "extension of ourselves"
- 2025arena elos: recraft v3 #1, flux1recraft.aiarena elos: recraft v3 #1, flux1.1 #2, ideogram v2 #3, mj v6.1 #4
- 2024-01-04sheet tabs incltheregister.comsheet tabs incl. nsfw-blocklist detail
- 2023-01-17class action filedreutersclass action filed; laion-5b; saveri/butterick
- 2023-04-19motions to dismiss argumentsreutersmotions to dismiss arguments
- 2025-06-11disney and universal suereutersfiling; "bottomless pit of plagiarism"
- 2024-08-13core claims proceedreuterscore claims proceed; discovery
- 2023-03traced to guerrero art in midjourney official fb groupreuterstraced to "guerrero art" in midjourney official fb group
- 2023-02-22coverage of zarya decisionreuterscoverage of zarya decision
- undated$200m arr 2023sacra$200m arr 2023; 40–45 staff; self-funded
- 2025deepfates/willison coinage chainscientificamerican.comdeepfates/willison coinage chain; willison definition verbatim
- 2024discord, the superapp for aisignumgc.substack.com19.8m members; 13m→19.8m yoy; discord monetization angles
- 2025-06-18v7 contextsiliconangle.comv7 context; clip-length comparisons
- 2022-09-04the optics are shitty verbatimsimonwillison.net"the optics are shitty" verbatim
- 2023-04cheeky monkey quotenews.sky.com"cheeky monkey" quote; organizer dispute
- 2018-10gan mechanicssmithsonianmag.comgan mechanics; name pun on goodfellow
- 2022-08-22stable diffusion public releasestability.aistable diffusion public release; openrail-m open weights
- 2026-07-09the midjourney teardownsystemaic.com~10.7m visits, –21.3% qoq; 63% direct; $500m secondary-reported revenue; brand-term ads since aug 2024
- 2024-08-14grok integrationtechcrunchgrok integration; guardrail-light positioning
- 2025-03-26openai's ghibli momenttechcrunchflood timeline; style-not-copyrightable legal note
- 2025-06-18pricing tierstechcrunchpricing tiers; relax unlimited for pro/mega
- 2025-04-03v7 alphatechcrunchv7 alpha; personalization default; post-ghibli timing
- 2025-09-05lifted-protections allegationtechcrunchlifted-protections allegation; mj fair-use stance
- 2025-04-07modestechrepublic.commodes; v6 fallback for edits
- 2023-03-17official feature list verbatimtechspot.comofficial feature list verbatim
- 2026holz: significantly surpassed $200m, gone up despite traffic declinetexxr.comholz: "significantly surpassed" $200m, "gone up" despite traffic decline
- 2023-09-05he doesn't need vc in his lifethe information$200m pace; ~40 staff; profitable early; craigslist ambition; advisors (paywalled; quotes via secondary excerpts)
- 2025subscription-tier detail in complaintthefashionlaw.comsubscription-tier detail in complaint
- undatedniji = spellbrush collaboration mechanicstokenizedhq.comniji = spellbrush collaboration mechanics
- 2024office-hours 3d/enterable imagestomsguide.comoffice-hours 3d/enterable images; v7/video timelines
- 2024-07-31skin/text improvementstomsguide.comskin/text improvements
- 2025v7 default date 2025-06-17toolworthy.aiv7 default date 2025-06-17; speed stats
- 2026-07-07recraft v3 five-month arena leadtopaitracker.comrecraft v3 five-month arena lead; ideogram 3 vs imagen 3/flux1.1
- 2023-09-05théâtre d'opéra spatial registration refusedu.s. copyright officereview board denial; ≥624 prompts; prompts-not-instructions holding
- 2023-02-21images not the product of human authorshipcopyright.govimages "not the product of human authorship"; arrangement protected
- 2024-08foundersventurebeatfounders; three-tier licensing
- 2024-08-16editor scopeventurebeateditor scope; holz discord message
- 2023-08launchventurebeatlaunch; typography differentiator; $16.5m seed
- 2023-12-21midjourney v6 is hereventurebeatv6 features; "third model trained from scratch on our ai superclusters"; 17m discord
- 2022-12-23takedownsthe vergetakedowns; opt-in noai tag
- 2018-10-23obvious/barrat attribution fightthe vergeobvious/barrat attribution fight; gan primer
- 2023-03-30midjourney stops free trialsthe verge"extraordinary demand and trial abuse"; throwaway accounts; china how-to video; v5 not in trial
- 2025-03trend escalationthe vergetrend escalation; darker remixes
- 2023-03-27the balenciaga popethe vergeanatomy of the fake; teigen tweet; telltale artifacts
- 2025-06-19holz stepping stone/real-time open-world simulations verbatimthe vergeholz "stepping stone"/"real-time open-world simulations" verbatim
- 2022-12kole/chayes originvice.comkole/chayes origin; artstation faq
- 2022-08beta-opening quotes, discord stress testvice.combeta-opening quotes, discord stress test
- 2023-08-31ip-permissive early outputs notedvoicebot.aiip-permissive early outputs noted
- 2025-06-11escalation framingwashingtonpost.comescalation framing
- 2025-03-28loosened ruleswashingtonpost.comloosened rules; historical-photo remixes
- 2024-08-14discovery-phase significancewashingtonpost.comdiscovery-phase significance
- 2022-09-02he used ai to win a fine-arts competitionwashingtonpost.comfair win; lamborghini-marathon analogy; judge quotes
- 2022-09timeline: win aug 26, vice picked up aug 31westword.comtimeline: win aug 26, vice picked up aug 31
- 2024earliest ai program for artmakingwhitney.org"earliest ai program for artmaking"; explicit dall-e/mj/sd context
- undated1972–2010s developmentwikipedia1972–2010s development; autonomy claim; cohen bio
- undatedsale detailswikipediasale details; wikiart 15k portraits; forked code chain
- undatedtechnique mechanicswikipediatechnique mechanics; ilsvrc/inception lineage
- 2026advisor-of-midjourney citation chain to the informationwikipediaadvisor-of-midjourney citation chain to the information
- undatedterm historywikipediaterm history; 2022 origins; woty 2025 (merriam-webster + ads); willison role
- 2026win dated aug 29wikipediawin dated aug 29; category details; judges would award anyway; $300
- 2015-12mordvintsev origin storywiredmordvintsev origin story
- 2023-02-24limited-registration framingthe wall street journallimited-registration framing
- 2026-05-152026 landscapeyoungju.dev2026 landscape; mj7 as "aesthetic standard"
- 2026open-philosophy vs closed-philosophy framingzsky.aiopen-philosophy vs closed-philosophy framing; feature matrix
- 2018-10-31summary of bi reporting9to5mac.comsummary of bi reporting
- 2026near $600m claim — unverifiedtheagenttimes.com"near $600m" claim — unverified
- undatedv1 500+500 users detailaituts.comv1 500+500 users detail
- 2025-04corroborationallaboutai.comcorroboration; @davidsholz handle
- undatednotes 2022-09-07 office-hours recordingantoinebuteau.comnotes 2022-09-07 office-hours recording
- 2025-06holz office-hours response verbatimseattletimes.comholz office-hours response verbatim
- 2024-03botnet-like activityarstechnica.com"botnet-like activity"; mostaque denial
- 2023-06midjourney v5.2arstechnica.comv5.2 zoom out
- 2024-02corroborationbenzinga.comcorroboration
- 2018-10-31the apple acquisition talksbusiness insiderapple talks 2013 + spring 2018; $30–50m; "the devil"
- 2012-05-24holz 23, florida tinkerer, isef mic projectbloombergholz 23, florida tinkerer, isef mic project
- 2023-01original plaintiffs/counselcartoonbrew.comoriginal plaintiffs/counsel
- 2023-10-31$200m arrcb insights$200m arr; ~$10b hypothetical valuation
- 2022second mirror of about pagecokeep.mesecond mirror of about page
- undatedaug 2021 foundingresearch.contrary.comaug 2021 founding; sept 2021 demo; craigslist; stripe stat
- 2025-06-11disney & universal v. midjourney — complaintstorage.courtlistener.comc.d. cal. no. 25-5275; delaware corp; hq sf
- 2023case nocrowell.comcase no.; jan 13 2023 filing; oct 2023 ruling
- 2023-09-06$200m recapthe-decoder.com$200m recap
- 2023-07-01--weird 0–3000the-decoder.com--weird 0–3000
- 2023-08-22vary (region) inpaintingdecrypt.covary (region) inpainting
- 2026-08-12banu güler cdomediumbanu güler cdo; duncan wilson web lead
- undatedadvisors incleverydev.aiadvisors incl. daniel gross; calloway ex-red hat
- 2023-03-15magazine $4/moforbesmagazine $4/mo
- 2023-07-04weird + panforbesweird + pan
- 2023-03-30word bans (arrested)france24.comword bans ("arrested")
- 2019-05-30price, patents/staff to ultrahapticsgamesbeat.comprice, patents/staff to ultrahaptics
- 2022-11-15niji journey closed betagigazine.netniji journey closed beta; spellbrush
- 2023-03-15holz fun quotegizmodo.comholz "fun" quote
- undatedsecondary aggregation of holz factsgoodindex.orgsecondary aggregation of holz facts
- 2024-02-09corroborationthehindu.comcorroboration
- 2025-06-11holz quotes reused in complainthollywoodreporter.comholz quotes reused in complaint
- 2024-10-24office-hours recapimagine-weekly.comoffice-hours recap
- 2013-06founding storyinc.founding story; $45m raised; middle-school friends
- 2019-05-30ultrahaptics+leap motion dealipgroupplc.comultrahaptics+leap motion deal; holz quote
- 2026-03-17tpu→gpu pytorch rewriteitdoeswhatnow.comtpu→gpu pytorch rewrite; ~5x faster
- undatedhead of consumer hardwarelinkedinhead of consumer hardware
- undatedspellbrush ceolinkedinspellbrush ceo
- undatedfounder & ceo, aug 2021–linkedinfounder & ceo, aug 2021–
- 2024-03-27good enough quote re: soralinkedin"good enough" quote re: sora
- undatednat friedman advisorlittlesis.orgnat friedman advisor
- 2024-02-02niji 6 alpha jan 29 2024mediumniji 6 alpha jan 29 2024
- 2022the 2022 about page (cached)honeycomb.eurom.pt11 staff, advisors, mods list (3rd-party cache)
- 2026-09community-funded research lab of 60 peoplemidjourney.com"community-funded research lab of 60 people"
- 2026-06-17midjourney medical announcementmidjourney.comspa 2027; 50k scanners by 2031; fda path
- 2024-06-12--p details (unofficial mirror)midjourney-v6.com--p details (unofficial mirror)
- 2022in 10 years, an xbox that dreamsmixed-news.com100k+ customers, ~10k servers, ~10 employees
- 2024-03-12--cref launchupdates.midjourney.com--cref launch
- 2024-10-23editor + retexturing + moderationupdates.midjourney.comeditor + retexturing + moderation
- 2026-06-16first secret hardware project 6/17 livestreamupdates.midjourney.com"first secret hardware project" 6/17 livestream
- 2025-07-30midjourney tv + personalized feedsupdates.midjourney.commidjourney tv + personalized feeds
- 2026-01-09niji v7updates.midjourney.comniji v7
- 2024-12-11patchwork launchupdates.midjourney.compatchwork launch
- 2024-05-24rooms for ≥100-image membersupdates.midjourney.comrooms for ≥100-image members
- 2025-06-17v7 defaultupdates.midjourney.comv7 default
- 2026-03-21relax modeupdates.midjourney.comrelax mode; v8.1 tease
- 2025-08-13video options + moodboardsupdates.midjourney.comvideo options + moodboards
- 2025-06-01holz at isef 2025youtubeholz at isef 2025
- undatedenglish recap of name originofficechaienglish recap of name origin
- undated611 gateway ste 120 south sfopengovus.com611 gateway ste 120 south sf; start 2020-09-16
- 2023-09-06quoted passages from the profilemichaelparekh.substack.comquoted passages from the profile
- 2023-12-14alpha web, 10k+ userspetapixel.comalpha web, 10k+ users
- 2024-03-12corroborationpetapixel.comcorroboration
- 2023-04-05/describe april 4 2023petapixel.com/describe april 4 2023
- 2024-10-23holz restrict the deploymentpetapixel.comholz "restrict the deployment"
- 2024-08-29officially getting into hardware aug 28petapixel.com"officially getting into hardware" aug 28; >$200m rev; <100 people
- 2024-03-08nick stpetapixel.comnick st. pierre relay
- undatedspellbrush×midjourney mobile appproduct huntspellbrush×midjourney mobile app
- 2026-06-2223k sqft, 4 floors, 10-yr lease, jlltherealdeal.com23k sqft, 4 floors, 10-yr lease, jll
- 2022-08-01we're already profitabletheregister.com"already profitable"; clip-guided diffusion; crowson
- 2026-06-18butterfly network partnertheregister.combutterfly network partner; $74m/5yr; fuct/usct
- 2026-06-22corroborationnews.theregistrysf.comcorroboration
- 2023-11-30+runway, +7 artistsreuters+runway, +7 artists
- undatedexec titles (reliability caveat)rocketreach.coexec titles (reliability caveat)
- 2023-07-12--weird dropped 2023-06-30runtheprompts.com--weird dropped 2023-06-30
- 2023-05-18office-hours notes on qqscmp.comoffice-hours notes on qq; pengyuhui jv
- undatedversion date corroborationscriptbyai.comversion date corroboration
- 2026-06-19300 grantsfstandard.com300 grant; bryan johnson; ~30k livestream viewers
- undatedtos south sf addresssiliconvalleyinvestclub.comtos south sf address; aug 2021 founding
- undatedunc/nasa/max plancksocietyforscience.orgunc/nasa/max planck; nlc 2020
- 2025isef alum interviewsocietyforscience.orgisef alum interview; teca; trustee
- undated$500m arr claim — unverifiedstartup founder stories$500m arr claim — unverified
- 2022-11-10existsstratecheryexists; contents unverified
- 2023-12-14midjourney alphatech.co17.5m discord members
- 2012-05-09ocuspec→leap motion renametechcrunchocuspec→leap motion rename; $12.75m series a
- 2023-05-16midjourney china qq episodetechcrunch"midjourney china" qq episode
- 2011-06-10ocuspec $1techcrunchocuspec $1.3m seed; bill warner angel
- 2019-05-30ultrahaptics and leap motion join forcestechspark.co£23.4m; holz remains cto
- 2026-03revenue significantly >$200mthe informationrevenue "significantly" >$200m
- 2023-09$200m expectationthe information$200m expectation
- 2026-03-29holz interviewthe informationholz interview; hardware/vc
- 2025time100 ai: david holztime.comtime100 ai; $300m 2024; midjourney tv
- 2024-12-12max kreminski, storytelling labtomsguide.commax kreminski, storytelling lab
- 2024-06-13personalization testtomsguide.compersonalization test
- 2024-03world simulation office-hours quotestomsguide.com"world simulation" office-hours quotes
- 2024-12-17moodboards dec 16 2024torybarber.commoodboards dec 16 2024
- 2023-10-30uist 23 keynoteprograms.sigchi.orguist '23 keynote
- 2025-06~20m usersventurebeat~20m users
- 2024-08-13midjourney style list 4,700 artists detailthe verge"midjourney style list" 4,700 artists detail
- 2022-08-02an engine for the imaginationthe vergecanonical holz interview; all verbatim quotes
- 2026-06scanner detailsthe vergescanner details; ~12 scanned; holz quotes
- 2024-03-11stability banthe vergestability ban
- 2019-05-30~$30m salethe verge~$30m sale; $306m peak; buckwald exits
- 2023-08-23corroborationwebdesignerdepot.comcorroboration
- 2022topolsky interviewomny.fmtopolsky interview
- 2026-09ocuspec history, rounds, acquisitionwikipediaocuspec history, rounds, acquisition
- 2026-09version tablewikipediaversion table; beta july 12 2022; tpu note
- 2026-09founded 2021, ~60 employeeswikipediafounded 2021, ~60 employees
- 2026-03-31recap of information interviewwinbuzzer.comrecap of information interview
- undatedyc w18ycombinator.comyc w18; sf/tokyo; founders
- undatedcory li, ruwen liu, haitao maoyespress.iocory li, ruwen liu, haitao mao; ~30 people
AI-drafted at Ben Guo's direct request and credited to Hraness; every claim links to its cataloged source.