Stability AI CEO Confirms Stable Diffusion 3 Will Be Open Source

Stability AI, the company behind the popular AI image generator known as Stable Diffusion, has confirmed that the company’s next image generation model, Stable Diffusion 3 (SD3), will be open source.

The confirmation came from Stability AI’s CEO, Christian Laforte, on X (formerly Twitter). “We are still hard at work improving the model towards open release. Including source code and weights.” tweeted the CEO in response to another tweet.

Thanks Thibaud, as I wrote elsewhere, the plan hasn't changed, we are still hard at work improving the model towards open release. Including source code and weights.
— Christian Laforte (@chrlaf) March 25, 2024

The response has eased tensions in the Stable Diffusion community after Emad Mostaque departed from Stability AI. Emad’s resignation raised several questions about the company’s future in regards to the open-source strategy, which was the driving force behind SD’s widespread adoption.

The original tweet also expressed concerns over the departure of Emad from Stability AI and asked the co-CEO to provide clarity on the matter. “We kindly request that you address our concerns and provide reassurance regarding Stability’s commitment to maintaining an open-source approach for its models and fostering a collaborative ecosystem.” the tweet read.

Dear @chrlaf, CTO and interim co-CEO of Stability,

On behalf of the StableDiffusion user community, we are writing to express our concerns over the departure of Emad, who was a driving force behind Stability's open-source model training initiatives.

Emad's commitment to…
— Thibaud Zamora ∞ (@thibaudz) March 25, 2024