Like Diffusion but Faster: The Paella model for fast image generation, explained
Stable Diffusion

Like Diffusion but Faster: The Paella model for fast image generation, explained

The ability to generate realistic images without waiting would unlock applications from engineering to entertainment and beyond. New work takes a step in that direction.

June 14, 20232 min read
LAION Roars: The story of LAION, the dataset behind Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion

LAION Roars: The story of LAION, the dataset behind Stable Diffusion

The largest dataset for training text-to-image generators was assembled by volunteers for roughly $10,000. Now it’s implicated in fights over whether copyrighted works can be used for training.

June 7, 20233 min read
LAION Roars: The story of LAION, the dataset behind Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion

LAION Roars: The story of LAION, the dataset behind Stable Diffusion

The largest dataset for training text-to-image generators was assembled by volunteers for roughly $10,000. Now it’s implicated in fights over whether copyrighted works can be used for training.

June 7, 20233 min read
Text-to-Image Editing Evolves: InstructPix2Pix for text-to-image editing, explained
Stable Diffusion

Text-to-Image Editing Evolves: InstructPix2Pix for text-to-image editing, explained

Text-to-image generators like DALL·E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Adobe’s new Generative Fill feature can revise images in a targeted way — say, change the fruit in a bowl from oranges to bananas — if you enter a few words that describe the change plus an indication of the areas to be changed.

May 31, 20233 min read
Text-to-Image Editing Evolves: InstructPix2Pix for text-to-image editing, explained
Stable Diffusion

Text-to-Image Editing Evolves: InstructPix2Pix for text-to-image editing, explained

Text-to-image generators like DALL·E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Adobe’s new Generative Fill feature can revise images in a targeted way — say, change the fruit in a bowl from oranges to bananas — if you enter a few words that describe the change plus an indication of the areas to be changed.

May 31, 20233 min read
Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI
Stable Diffusion

Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI

Text-to-image generators are visualizing the next wave of architectural innovation. Patrick Schumacher, principal architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, explained how the company uses generative AI to come up with ideas. He made the remarks at an industry roundtable called AI and the Future of Design.

May 24, 20231 min read
Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI
Stable Diffusion

Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI

Text-to-image generators are visualizing the next wave of architectural innovation. Patrick Schumacher, principal architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, explained how the company uses generative AI to come up with ideas. He made the remarks at an industry roundtable called AI and the Future of Design.

May 24, 20231 min read
Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.
Stable Diffusion

Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.

Asked to produce “a landscape by Thomas Kinkade,” a text-to-image generator fine-tuned on the pastoral painter’s work can mimic his style in seconds, often for pennies. A new technique aims to make it harder for algorithms to mimic an artist’s style.

May 10, 20233 min read
Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.
Stable Diffusion

Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.

Asked to produce “a landscape by Thomas Kinkade,” a text-to-image generator fine-tuned on the pastoral painter’s work can mimic his style in seconds, often for pennies. A new technique aims to make it harder for algorithms to mimic an artist’s style.

May 10, 20233 min read
Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.
Stable Diffusion

Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.

Pictures produced by AI went viral, stirred controversies, and drove investments. A new generation of text-to-image generators inspired a flood of experimentation, transforming text descriptions into mesmerizing artworks and photorealistic fantasies.

December 21, 20222 min read
Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.
Stable Diffusion

Synthetic Images Everywhere: 2022 was the year text-to-image AI went mainstream.

Pictures produced by AI went viral, stirred controversies, and drove investments. A new generation of text-to-image generators inspired a flood of experimentation, transforming text descriptions into mesmerizing artworks and photorealistic fantasies.

December 21, 20222 min read
Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy
Stable Diffusion

Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy

Artists are rebelling against AI-driven imitation. DeviantArt, an online community where artists display and sell their work and marketplace for digital art, launched DreamUp, a text-to-image generator that aims to help artists thwart attempts to imitate their styles or works.

November 23, 20222 min read
Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy
Stable Diffusion

Creatives Fight Back: Generative AI from DeviantArt Creates Controversy

Artists are rebelling against AI-driven imitation. DeviantArt, an online community where artists display and sell their work and marketplace for digital art, launched DreamUp, a text-to-image generator that aims to help artists thwart attempts to imitate their styles or works.

November 23, 20222 min read
Prompting DALL·E for Fun and Profit: A marketplace for phrases that produce art in DALL·E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion

Prompting DALL·E for Fun and Profit: A marketplace for phrases that produce art in DALL·E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion

An online marketplace enables people to buy text prompts designed to produce consistent output from the new generation of text-to-image generators.

September 14, 20222 min read
Prompting DALL·E for Fun and Profit: A marketplace for phrases that produce art in DALL·E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion

Prompting DALL·E for Fun and Profit: A marketplace for phrases that produce art in DALL·E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion

An online marketplace enables people to buy text prompts designed to produce consistent output from the new generation of text-to-image generators.

September 14, 20222 min read

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