Exciting news! Stability AI has just released StableStudio, an open-source version of DreamStudio, their commercial interface for generating Stable Diffusion images. According to the company, this launch “marks a fresh chapter” for the interface and “showcases Stability AI’s dedication to advancing open-source development within the AI ecosystem.”
Stability AI’s CEO, Emad Mostaque, tweeted about the release, saying “We will be doing bounties, hackathons & more along with cutting edge UI/UX research so we can all work together to enable open models to unleash our collective creativity.” This is just the latest move by Stability AI to lead the way in the open-source AI boom that has taken place over the past few months.
However, it’s worth noting that DreamStudio, which is not open-source and is monetized through APIs, is still available. Stability AI says the DreamStudio website is a “service designed to enable anyone to access this powerful creative tool without the need for software installation, coding knowledge, or a heavy-duty local GPU.”
Despite this, Stability AI has continued to release open-source tools and models, including Stable Animation SDK, a text-to-animation tool, and StableLM, the first in what they say will be a suite of large language models.
Stability AI is taking their open-source message to the U.S. Capital, as they recently sent written comments to Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley in advance of testimony from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, longtime AI critic Gary Marcus, and IBM chief privacy and trust officer Christina Montgomery. In the letter, Mostaque highlighted the importance of open models and open datasets in improving safety through transparency, fostering competition, and ensuring the United States retains strategic leadership in critical AI capabilities.
As open-source AI continues to gain momentum, Mostaque will be discussing the topic at this Friday’s NYC Meetup hosted by Stability AI and Lightning AI, called “Unite to Keep AI Open Source.”
Today, Stability AI is making strong commitments to open source, taking concrete actions to increase their contributions and promote the use of open source projects. The company is making these commitments in response to the growing industry demand for open source technology and to remain competitive as an artificial intelligence provider.
Stability AI’s actions include expanding its contributions to open source projects, contributing resources and code to a wide range of initiatives, and providing detailed documentation for developers. This is essential for companies that are using open source software to develop applications with complex artificial intelligence algorithms.
In an effort to make open source software easier and faster to use, Stability AI is also making a number of changes. These changes include making commits to an open source development process, allowing for faster and more efficient development cycles; allocating time and resources to developing high-quality, open source software; and actively participating in open source communities and events.
In addition to their focus on open source development, Stability AI also has taken steps to increase its security protocols and implement industry standards for secure software development. As more and more companies incorporate artificial intelligence into their business operations, it is important that security protocols are rock solid.
Stability AI’s commitment to open source represents yet another step forward in the industry’s march towards wider adoption of artificial intelligence. Through their commitments, the company is demonstrating that open source technology is not only viable but also can be used to create powerful, secure applications to help businesses and consumers. By working with developers and actively participating in the open source community, Stability AI is doing its part to make artificial intelligence even more accessible and useful.
