Midjourney showed more of its futuristic ultrasound scanner. It still hasn’t shown much proof it works.
The AI image-generation company released a behind-the-scenes video of its dunk-tank scanner — a device they plan to put in spas, not hospitals. The 20-minute tour comes from Marcin Plaza, a tech YouTuber who also happens to be a Midjourney engineer.
He describes it honestly: scores of ultrasound probes “hacked apart and slapped on a glorified hot tub with an elevator in it,” connected to off-the-shelf computers and Raspberry Pis. The video shows the hardware and the team. It skips the physics.
Experts told The Verge earlier that Midjourney showed little evidence it could overcome ultrasound’s well-known limits. The company says the scanner will launch as a wellness product focused on body composition — not a diagnostic device, which would need FDA approval and clinical trials.
Head of medical Tom Calloway said body composition lets them “speedrun” and open right away once testing’s done. But the video still leans hard on medical language, asking what physicians could do with frequent scans over time.
When asked about the confusion, Calloway wasn’t bothered. “I don’t think there’s anything to really clarify,” he said, promising blogs with updates. CEO David Holz noted Midjourney has no investors. “No one can tell me not to do it,” he said.
Fair enough. But showing a glorified hot tub full of hacked probes isn’t the same as showing a working medical device. Midjourney’s scanner remains unproven. The questions from experts still haven’t been answered.
