Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, it may interest  anyone who wants to know about AI-Image Generators:

A new user-friendly website lets anyone create up to 25 AI-generated images for free. Here’s how to try it.

Need a good AI image generator? You can now try Midjourney’s dedicated website for free. Midjourney CEO David Holz has announced via a Discord message that anyone can go to the website and start making images. As a special invitation, the site lets you generate as many as 25 images through a free trial.

In the past, Midjourney users had to go through Discord to create and refine AI-based images. That process required a fair amount of fiddling with text-based prompts, an often clumsy and frustrating experience. To draw in people who didn’t like the Discord method, Midjourney kicked off a dedicated website late last year.

But the website was initially limited to users who had generated at least 10,000 images via Discord, excluding a lot of people. Now that the site is accessible to anyone, all Midjourney users should enjoy a much easier and smoother experience.

Signing up for the website requires an account with Google or Discord. If you’ve already created images via Discord, you can use that account to retrieve a history of the images you generated in the past. You can then merge your Discord and Google accounts to be able to sign in with either one. Otherwise, signing in with a Google account is easier.

After you sign in, a sidebar on the left displays tabs for different sections and tasks. Going to the Explore section lets you check out images that other people have created. The Create section displays a brief but helpful video that shows you how to get started with Midjourney. That video is also viewable in a post on X. From here, you can then request an image. Just type your prompt in the field at the top and see what Midjourney cooks up.