Generative AI is Here. Who Should Control It?

We sit down with the founder of Stability AI, Emad Mostaque, on the heels of his $101 million fund-raising round. His open-source Stable Diffusion image generator is the key to unlocking creativity, he says, and “one of the ultimate tools for freedom of expression” — as long as it stays out of the hands of a few censorious tech giants. So what’s this former hedge fund manager turned tech mogul thinking about how this technology could be used — or misused? Plus: A.I. Kevin and A.I. Casey stop by.

On today’s episode

Emad Mostaque • , the chief executive of Stability AI

Additional resources

• “ Eshoo Urges N.S.A. & O.S.T.P. to Address Unsafe A.I. Practices • ” (Press Release, Representative Anna Eshoo of California) • “ This artist is dominating A.I.-generated art. And he’s not happy about it. • ” (Melissa Heikkilä, M.I.T. Technology Review) • “ A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze • ” (Kevin Roose, The New York Times)

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