Midjourney Built a Body Scanner. AI Science Just Got Real. (29 min)
ai-driven-innovation-economy
ai-for-personalized-medicine
ai-human-identity
- Release date: 2026-06-19
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- Episode description:
AI NEWS: AI Image company Midjourney just unveiled Midjourney Scanner, a full-body medical scanner, and it might be one of the first real signs that the AI science era has arrived. This week on AI For Humans, Midjourney does the most unexpected pivot of the year, trading anime babes for anatomy with a new AI driven full body scanner. Is the era of AI actually changing science finally here? We break down why this hardware is a big deal, Plus, Snapchat's SPECS are coming but they are expensive and… kind of ugly, Unreal Engine 5.8 ships with MCP support, and the AI talent wars heat up as Noam Shazeer leaves Google for OpenAI. Oh, and Claude Fable 5 might be back soon. Maybe. AI IS COMING FOR YOUR ORGANS. IN A GOOD WAY. WE THINK. SHOW LINKS Midjourney's New AI Driven Full Body Scanner https://x.com/midjourney/status/2067421950314688759 Midjourney Medical blog post https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost Technical deep dive video https://x.com/midjourney/status/2067422898407837797 Hank Green's excited but check yourself post https://x.com/hankgreen/status/2067471250159448305 Eric Topol with some healthy skepticism https://x.com/EricTopol/status/2067607995882799169 Anthropic confident Fable 5 access returns in coming days https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/anthropic-confident-of-reenabling-mythos-fable-5-access-in-coming-days-executive/12727522 Former Trump official Dean Ball heads to OpenAI https://www.axios.com/2026/06/18/dean-ball-openai Noam Shazeer leaves Google for OpenAI https://www.theinformation.com/articles/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openai Snapchat SPECS first look https://x.com/NathieVR/status/2066967928495640729 Funny edit of the CNBC SPECS interview https://x.com/bubbleboi/status/2067490438144254055 Unreal Engine 5.8 ships with MCP support https://x.com/UnrealEngine/status/2067251500900839735 Headroom https://x.com/tonysimons_/status/2067082761605648858 Personal Training Prompts https://x.com/Hawks0x/status/2039438255653806526
Summary
- 🩺 Midjourney Medical Pivot: The AI imaging leader surprised everyone by announcing a full-body ultrasonic scanner for safe, rapid health mapping.
- 💰 Self-Funded Moonshots: Bootstrapped Midjourney is redirecting profits into ambitious hardware instead of racing to IPO like peers.
- 🤖 Fable Model Drama: Anthropic’s powerful Fable model faces delays while talent and government negotiations continue.
- 👓 Snapchat AR Specs: New $2,100 AR glasses launch with mixed reactions over price, looks, and battery life.
- 🎮 Unreal Engine AI Tools: MCP integration lets AI agents directly build games inside Unreal, accelerating development workflows.
Insights
- How could AI imaging companies like Midjourney transform preventive healthcare with safe, full-body scanners?
- Time: 2:02 – 4:33
- Answer: Midjourney unveiled a non-invasive ultrasonic CT scanner that dips users in liquid for rapid 3D tissue mapping powered by AI, potentially replacing MRIs for frequent early tumor detection without radiation. This pivot leverages their imaging expertise and cash reserves for real-world impact.
- What does a self-funded AI company’s bold medical moonshot say about how profits should fuel future innovation?
- Time: 5:09 – 5:55
- Answer: Midjourney, never having raised VC, is using its war chest for audacious hardware rather than chasing IPOs, highlighting how independent AI firms can pursue high-risk, high-reward projects that benefit society beyond benchmarks.
- Are advanced body scans the first step toward sci-fi style digital human backups and uploads?