Stability AI Releases Its Newest Image-Generating Model: Stable Diffusion XL 1.0

Stability AI, an AI start-up, has launched Stable Diffusion XL 1.0, an advanced text-to-image model available on GitHub, Stability’s API, and apps Clipdrop and DreamStudio. Compared to its precursor, Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 is capable of providing more vibrant colors, improved lighting, and precise contrast in 1-megapixel resolution images, produced in seconds. The model has also enhanced text generation with legibility. However, the potential misuse of the open-source model to produce harmful content has raised ethical concerns. To mitigate this, Stability AI has taken measures like filtering the model’s training data for unsafe imagery and blocking problematic terms. The company has also ensured to respect artists’ requests to be eliminated from the training datasets used for generative AI models.