Key researchers, including Robin Rombach, behind Stable Diffusion at Stability AI have resigned, dealing a significant blow to the cash-strapped startup. The departures come amidst funding issues and an executive exodus.
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š¤š¬š§ Major #AI research team behind Stable Diffusion wave goodbye to floundering company, Stability AI. This is a severe blow for the UK company amid funding woes and an executive exit spate. https://t.co/swrF7QGBIw
Key Stable Diffusion Researchers Leave Stability AI As Company Flounders https://t.co/wpMXE175Gh
Sources: Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque told staff last week that Robin Rombach and other researchers, the key creators of Stable Diffusion, have resigned (Forbes) https://t.co/iwq32fkj34 š« Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/8zM6sxzZEz
It's not looking good for Stability AI -- key researchers are bailing from the company. @kenrickcai and @_IainMartin with the scoop š https://t.co/fZXFOBiOCe
Scoop: Multiple Stability AI researchers are departing, including the original coauthors on the research that evolved into viral text-to-image model Stable Diffusion. It's the latest big blow to the cash-strapped startup. From @_IainMartin and me: https://t.co/rBdG2OfReO