{"id":1771,"date":"2026-09-20T21:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ouaggad.com\/blog\/?post_type=ai_person&#038;p=1771"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:31:23","slug":"holz","status":"publish","type":"ai_person","link":"https:\/\/ouaggad.com\/blog\/en\/ai\/people\/holz\/","title":{"rendered":"David Holz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Holz is the founder and CEO of Midjourney. The Associated Press has quoted him in his capacity as the company\u2019s CEO, while company materials and official events identify him as its founder.<\/p>\n<h2>Role at Midjourney<\/h2>\n<p>Holz leads the company behind the AI image-generation platform. Midjourney\u2019s careers page says projects are led by engineers and the founder within a comparatively small team.<\/p>\n<h2>Person and platform<\/h2>\n<p>Founder and CEO status does not mean individual authorship of every model or feature. The platform is the work of a development team; this profile describes Holz\u2019s organizational role.<\/p>\n<h2>Controversies and public debate<\/h2>\n<p>Controversy around David Holz has largely centered on copyright lawsuits against Midjourney. Major entertainment companies have alleged that the service generated images of protected characters without authorization. Midjourney has denied infringement and argued that its technology produces transformative work and that model training can qualify as fair use. 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