Midjourney just took a moonshot into medical scanning, previewing a new, one-of-a-kind Full Body Ultrasonic Computational Tomography.
In a post titled “A New Kind of Research Lab,” Midjourney, the company behind the popular AI image generator, explained:
We’re building a bold new kind of machine to reimagine the foundations of healthcare and our relationships to our bodies.
We’ve dreamed of something as powerful as MRI, and as casual as a trip to the spa, and we’re unveiling a path to that – today.
One of the overarching themes of the 21st century will be the expanding reach of intelligence and what we choose to do with it. We talk to artificial intelligences every day – and increasingly we talk to them about our health.
Whether we’re talking to doctors or AIs, what we do with our health comes down to having data and an awareness of our bodies.
You want as much data as you can get about your health as quickly and as cheaply as possible. In other words, you want a technology optimized for getting as many “megabytes per second per dollar” of information about your body.
In an ideal and near-term future, we take this information and watch how it changes over time. We compare it to the general population, we talk to doctors, nutritionists, coaches, trainers, and AI friends. We become more aware of our health and we improve our lifestyles. We make smarter, more proactive, more frequent decisions. And we live longer, healthier lives, better lives.
That’s the dream – now let’s step back to our machine:
The Midjourney Scanner
It starts by stepping into a shallow pool of golden light. You then begin to descend into the water. Your body passes through a ring of underwater sensors, each acting like a dolphin, using its echolocation. The sensors send ultrasonic sound waves through your body from every angle. With enough waves, and enough angles, we form an image of what’s happening inside your body.
The goal is for this process to take no more than 60 seconds.
You go into the water, you come out of the water, and you’re done.
There will even be a spa in San Francisco at the end of 2027.
Honestly, it’s hard to know what to make of this announcement. Just how far along in development is this technology?
