Grace Gullick on Midjourney: Art and Ethics

Grace Gulick, a senior Computer Science major with a minor in Art and Interactive Media at UD and former AI for the Humanities intern, takes us inside MidJourney—one of the main AI image generation platforms out there. She shows us how it works, compares it to ChatGPT's DALL-E, and gets into the copyright issues and ethical questions that come with AI-generated art.
What's in this video: ✓ How to actually use MidJourney's tools (Edit, Vary, Use) ✓ MidJourney vs. ChatGPT—which is better for what ✓ Real examples: making design patterns, visualizing CS concepts, creating finished artwork ✓ The Anderson vs. Stability AI copyright case and why it matters ✓ Tips for better prompt engineering ✓ How to think about using these tools ethically
Grace shows how MidJourney can create floral patterns for design, help visualize complex computer science ideas, and make high-quality artwork. But she also talks honestly about the problems—copyright infringement, artist rights, and what happens to creative work when AI gets involved.
Good for: artists trying out new tools, teachers thinking about using AI for visual learning, anyone interested in the ethics of AI art.

Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome
0:10 Intro
1:36 Midjourney Demo
26:14 Conclusion
27:49 Outro

Sources:
"ChatGPT 4o vs Midjourney: Which Is the Best AI Image Generation Tool?" Digidop.com, Digidop, 27 Mar. 2025, www.digidop.com/blog/chatgpt-4o-vs-midjourney-ai-image-generation. Accessed 15 May 2025.
Hughes, Alex. "I Tested ChatGPT vs Midjourney v7 with 7 AI Image Prompts — It Wasn't Even Close." Tom's Guide, 19 Apr. 2025, www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-tested-chatgpt-vs-midjourney-v7-with-seven-prompts-it-wasnt-even-close. Accessed 15 May 2025.
McInnis-Domínguez, Meghan. Pixels and Paint. Suno, 26 Oct. 2025, https://suno.com/.
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