Midjourney's behind-the-scenes video reveals hacked-together ultrasound scanner, but medical ambitions remain unsubstantiated

Midjourney, the AI image-generation startup, released a behind-the-scenes video of its experimental dunk-tank ultrasound scanner intended for spa deployment. The 20-minute tour by tech YouTuber and Midjourney engineer Marcin Plaza reveals the device is essentially hacked ultrasound probes attached to a modified hot tub with an elevator, connected to off-the-shelf computers and Raspberry Pis. While the company hopes this cheap, radiation-free imaging technology could transform medicine, the video offers little evidence to support those ambitious claims and leaves many questions unanswered about the project's viability.