David Holz on AI development philosophy
From Midjourney Office Hours | Stream October 04, 2023 · · Midjourney Recap
“I think that people are already smart and groups of people are smart so making them smarter is probably easier than making something that's really smart from scratch. We're going to try to make everyone super smart.”
On , David Holz, CEO & Founder at Midjourney, spoke about AI development philosophy during Midjourney Office Hours | Stream October 04, 2023 on Midjourney Recap.
About David Holz
David Holz, founder and CEO of Midjourney, participated in a conversation with Maya Ajmera at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. He discussed the company's financial model, stating that Midjourney is one of the larger revenue AI companies but has no investors. He said he spent his own money until he was negative $1,000, which he described as motivating for making money. Holz also shared his views on addressing problems through innovation rather than conservation. He said he believes in investing in fusion, space solar, or even blocking 1% of sunlight with satellites to control the Earth's temperature. Regarding AI's risks, he said the most dangerous thing is if humans build powerful AI and in the process believe less in their own beauty and power. He contrasted humans with economic agents, stating that humans want to be something different from a perfect economic agent, and that he is biased toward humans.