David Holz (Midjourney)

In this podcast, John Coogan discusses David Holz, the founder of Midjourney, highlighting his background, career, and philosophy. The podcast traces Holz's early life and his initial struggles with Leap Motion, a hand-tracking device company, before his eventual success with Midjourney, an AI image generation platform. Coogan emphasizes Holz's focus on product development over platform building, his innovative approach to GPU resource allocation, and his philosophical views on AI, language, and the balance between technological growth and humanity. The podcast also touches on the strategic decisions that contributed to Midjourney's success, including its unique implementation on Discord and its approach to addressing ethical concerns around AI-generated images.