Midjourney officially prevents depictions of Xi Xingping on its art generator. To anyone familiar with the CCP, this news will not come as a surprise.
r that creates realistic deep fakes, has recently faced scrutiny for its policy showing deference to China's communist government. The company permits users to generate fake images of world leaders such as President Biden and Vladimir Putin but not of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Midjourney CEO David Holz addressed the issue in a year-old message on Discord, explaining that the company wants to "minimize drama" and that political satire in China is "pretty not-okay.
This recent statement from Midjourney's CEO has not stopped people from generating images of the Chinese premier.
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