Midjourney is simultaneously expanding into regulated medical hardware with a new division and fighting a copyright lawsuit by demanding Hollywood studios disclose their own AI training practices.
Midjourney has moved into two very different arenas in the summer of 2026. In June, the company announced Midjourney Medical, a new division developing the Midjourney Scanner, a full-body device that uses 500,000 acoustic devices to emit ultrasound and process terabyte-level data. The scanner can generate a millimeter-precision 3D map of the internal body in 60 seconds, a speed the company claims is 100 times faster than an MRI. Midjourney plans to submit the scanner for FDA approval and deploy 50,000 units globally by 2031.
One month later, Midjourney is in court fighting a copyright lawsuit. The company has demanded that Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery disclose details of their own AI development and use. Midjourney argues that if the studios are training models internally on copyrighted works, that would support its fair-use defense in the case. A magistrate judge limited discovery to consumer-facing images and videos, and Midjourney has appealed that ruling. A hearing is set for August 17, 2026.
The two stories show Midjourney operating on separate tracks: one building a hardware business in a regulated industry, the other defending its core AI image-generation business in court. Neither story addresses how the medical division relates to the company's existing products or whether the legal case affects the scanner timeline.
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Midjourney is demanding Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery reveal details of their own AI development and use, arguing that if the studios are training models internally, it would support Midjourney's fair-use defense. The company has appealed a magistrate judge's ruling that limited discovery to consumer-facing images and videos. A hearing is set for August 17, 2026.
Midjourney announced a new division, Midjourney Medical, and the development of the Midjourney Scanner, a device that can generate a millimeter-precision 3D map of the internal body in 60 seconds. The scanner uses 500,000 acoustic devices to emit ultrasound and process terabyte-level data. Plans include FDA approval submissions and global deployment of 50,000 units by 2031.