News of the collective departure of Stable Diffusion’s core team shocked the tech world, raising widespread concerns about the project’s future and Stability AI’s financial health. The core of this incident lies in the financial difficulties that Stability AI may face, and the resulting large-scale turnover of team members. The Stable Diffusion project was jointly developed by the University of Munich and an AI startup. Its high operating costs have put great financial pressure on Stability AI. There were even rumors that the company was seeking to be sold.
The core team of Stable Diffusion announced their collective resignation, which attracted widespread attention in the technology industry. Team leaders and authors have resigned, and Stability AI may be challenged by financial difficulties. The Stable Diffusion project is jointly completed by the University of Munich and AI startups. Stability AI has high operating costs and increasing financial pressure, and it has been reported that it is seeking to be sold. After the release of Stable Diffusion 3, the core team resigned en masse, and the company's future was in doubt.
The departure of the core team and the financial challenges faced by Stability AI have cast a shadow on the future development of Stable Diffusion. This not only affects the continuous update and improvement of the project, but may also have a certain impact on the entire field of AI image generation. Subsequent developments deserve continued attention.