Daily active users of image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' reach 10 million, users of 'DreamStudio' exceed 1.5 million

AI company Stablity AI, which leads the development of open source image generation AI `` Stable Diffusion '', announced that it has successfully raised $ 101 million (about 15 billion yen). In addition, Stablity AI reveals that more than 10 million users use Stable Diffusion per day, and the number of users of the paid service `` DreamStudio '' that can use Stable Diffusion from the browser is more than 1.5 million. .

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You can understand what kind of image generation AI Stable Diffusion is and how it works by reading the following article.

Detailed illustration of how the image generation AI 'Stable Diffusion' generates images from text - GIGAZINE

There are image generation AIs other than Stable Diffusion, such as DALL-E 2 and Midjourney. However, what sets Stable Diffusion apart from such image generation AI is that it is 'developed as open source and open to the public.'

Stablity AI CEO Emad Mostaki told economic media Bloomberg, ``DreamStudio has more than 1.5 million users, and Stable Diffusion has more than 10 million users per day.'' . In a press release, Stablity AI also said, 'Since its release, Stable Diffusion has been downloaded by more than 200,000 developers. DreamStudio has also gained over 1 million registered users from over 50 countries, with 170,000 It has grown to generate more than 10,000 images.'

Stable Diffusion is an image generation AI, but the actual use is not only 'to have AI draw a picture', but also to design applications in metaverse and create presentation materials for PowerPoint. . Mostaki said, “Every creative company in the world is experimenting with Stable Diffusion because it can quickly generate any style of image with just a few tweaks. Interactive, personalized content has been around for years. It's been expected for a long time, and this is the first technology that can make it happen.'

The $101 million investment came from venture capitalists including Coatue , Lightspeed Venture Partners and O'Shaughnessy Ventures LLC . “Stability AI is a big idea with a dream that is an extension of AI and applications,” said Sri Viswanath, General Partner of Coatue. I'm looking forward to seeing what the world will create with Stability AI's technology.'

Goilaf Gupta of Lightspeed Venture Partners said, 'We believe an independent company like Stability AI is best positioned to democratize image generation AI. Stale Diffusion and AI developers. Working with the community has allowed the company to innovate rapidly and make technology freely available to everyone.'

According to Bloomberg, the company's valuation of Stability AI will reach about $ 1 billion (about 149 billion yen) this time. A spokeswoman for Stability AI declined to comment on the company's valuation.