Take a dip at the Midjourney spa<\/p>\n
If that headline raised an eyebrow, good instincts \u2014 you shouldn\u2019t be disrobing before asking a few questions.<\/p>\n
But yes, Midjourney, the AI company behind viral images like a Balenciaga-clad Pope<\/a>, is dipping its toe into the health and wellness space with its new division, Midjourney Medical, complete with a full-body scanner and a spa in San Francisco (the only place where such a thing could exist).<\/p>\n Let\u2019s back up, shall we?<\/p>\n Allbirds might\u2019ve pivoted<\/a> from sneakers to AI, but Midjourney \u2014 in classic cool kid form \u2014 is pivoting away from it.<\/p>\n While it sounds like a Silicon Valley fever dream, Midjourney says its ultrasound-based scanner<\/a> is nearly 100x faster than a typical MRI and can build a complete 3D map of the body.<\/p>\n The process also looks a whole lot different from your standard ultrasound or MRI procedure:<\/p>\n Users step into a shallow pool and stand on a platform that slowly lowers through a ring of underwater sensors. As if that wasn\u2019t already a departure from your typical hospital visit, Midjourney plans to install its scanners into the hot tubs, saunas, and cold plunges in its spa, which it says will open next year and allow for 24\/7 access.<\/p>\n The company has pretty lofty goals: It aims to have a fleet of 50k scanners worldwide by 2031, generating up to 1B scans a month, no hospital gowns or grippy socks required.<\/p>\n Before you pick out your bathing suit\u2026<\/p>\n There could be ramifications to having every millimeter of your insides scanned while looking over some SF founder\u2019s pitch deck.<\/p>\n For one, we\u2019ve written<\/a> about the pitfalls of full-body scans in general, already offered by companies like Prenuvo, Neko, and Ezra. (False positives, unnecessary anxiety, and extra costs, to name a few.)<\/p>\n And medical professionals<\/a> have their holdups, while science communicator Hank Green cautions<\/a> against the comparison of Midjourney\u2019s scanner to MRI tech.<\/p>\n So, while lowering into a \u201cshallow pool of golden light\u201d sounds downright euphoric, maybe don\u2019t dump your PCP just yet?<\/p>\n Share this story<\/a><\/p>\n How much lower, on average, customer ratings are, out of five stars, when posted on the weekend compared to the weekdays, according to a recent study<\/a> via The Wall Street Journal. Why? Researchers, who found that weekend reviews contained more words like \u201csad\u201d and \u201cmiserable\u201d and fewer mentions of family and friends, suggest that people who spend the two most glorious days of a week to write company and product reviews are perhaps more socially isolated and grumpy\u2026 Hope you\u2019re taking notes, marketers.\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5\u00a0 On this day: In 2018, a Thai soccer team<\/a> became trapped in a cave where they remained until July 8-10,\u00a0when all the boys and their coach were rescued.<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f\u00a0 Newsletter: The Assist <\/a>will help you level up at work with actionable tips, resources, and insights.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udde0\u00a0 Game: A daily rhyming game<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcd6\u00a0 For your reading list: AI rewrote the rules of marketing. HubSpot turned them into a book. Pre-order it now<\/a> to get exclusive bonus resources.<\/p>\n
\nThe sensors send ultrasonic sound waves through your body from every angle, similar to how dolphins use echolocation.
\nComputers analyze the wave patterns and reconstruct a 3D image of the body.<\/p>\n