Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
I'm not sure learning from looking at an image and learning from what you see is really "use" of that image. That goes way beyond my paygrade.If I understood @Art Waring post above, the issue is that the imaged were "licensed" for non-commercial purposes and then used for commercial purposes anyway, without an opportunity for copyright holders to opt out. Given the methodology of training midjourney (it is the only one I am familiar with, and I am certainly no expert) this constitutes a use of copyrighted material without compensation. I'm not sure whether that is a crime or civil violation or what, but it certainly isn't ethical.