Stability AI Executive Resigns in Protest of Unlicensed Use of Copyrighted Works


Disney sent a legal notice to Character.AI, demanding removal of Mickey Mouse and other characters, citing copyright infringement. The characters were removed within 24 hours. Disney accused the company of exploiting its century-old brand reputation.....
In the U.S. legal community, copyright disputes related to artificial intelligence (AI) are escalating, and Thomson Reuters has recently won a preliminary victory in this copyright battle. The company sued the now-defunct legal research firm Ross Intelligence in 2020, accusing it of using materials from Thomson Reuters' legal platform Westlaw to train its AI model without authorization. According to the 3rd U.S. Circuit...
In a pivotal copyright infringement lawsuit, a judge ruled that visual artists' lawsuits against well-known AI image and video generation companies can proceed and enter the discovery phase. The artists accuse these companies of using their works without permission to train AI models, including Midjourney, Runway, Stability AI, and DeviantArt. The crux of the case is whether the AI companies constitute 'induced infringement.' The judge indicated that the allegations are strong enough to warrant further investigation.
Stability AI has announced a new generative AI technology called Stable Fast 3D, capable of quickly generating 3D images from a single image, processing speeds improved by 1200 times compared to previous methods, taking only half a second. Stable Fast 3D is based on the collaboration between Stability AI and 3D modeling provider Trip AI, and achieves efficient processing of high resolutions using enhanced transformer networks and innovative material and lighting estimation methods, reducing aliasing artifacts.
July 10, 2024 News Stability AI has announced that its user-friendly chatbot, Stable Assistant, has added two new features: Search and Replace, and music generation through Stable Audio. These new features further expand the capabilities of Stable Assistant, making it even more powerful in image editing and creative production.New Feature Highlights: Search and Replace:Users can now specify an object in an uploaded image and seamlessly replace it with another. This feature is particularly useful