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 ... Show More
Oct 30
Are We in an A.I. Bubble? We're About to Find Out.
Monday gave us the release of Anthropic’s S-1 filing, providing the clearest view yet into the business side of the A.I. boom and setting the stage for what could be the largest initial public offering in history. We’ll talk to Erin Griffith, who has been reporting on the story, ... Show More
54m 21s
Oct 23
What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’
This week, we focus on Billy Evans, the breakout character of the documentary “You Can See Everything,” and his Theranos-esque new blood-testing start-up. Rob Copeland, a New York Times finance reporter, and Erin Griffith, a tech reporter, join Max Read to discuss what Evans is l ... Show More
59m 10s
Oct 16
Why No One Can Look Away From Elizabeth Holmes
This week, there’s a new blockbuster Elizabeth Holmes documentary out, and we’ve assembled an expert panel to discuss the movie and what Holmes means to the tech world of today. Max Read is joined by John Carreyrou, who, through his investigative reporting for The Wall Street Jou ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2023
Stability AI Launches Open Source MidJourney Competitor "Stable Diffusion XL 1.0"
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode, we dive into the recent release of Stable Diffusion XL 1.0, the latest image-generating model from Stability AI, and explore its advanced capabilities and inno ... Show More
11m 46s
Nov 2023
Kai-Fu Lee’s $1B LLM Startup Releases Open Source Model
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode, we discuss the latest move by Kai-Fu Lee's LLM startup, now valued at $1 billion, as it unveils its new open source model, diving into the potential impact thi ... Show More
8m 33s
May 2023
20VC: Why the AI Bubble Will Be Bigger Than The Dot Com Bubble, Why AI Will Have a Bigger Impact Than COVID, Why No Models Used Today Will Be Used in a Year, Why All Models are Biased and How AI Kills Traditional Media with Emad Mostaque, Founder & CEO @
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Emad Mostaque is the Co-Founder and CEO @ <a href= "https://stability.ai/">StabilityAI</a>, the parent company of Stable Diffusion. Stability are building the foundation to activate humanity's potential. To date, Emad has raised over $110M with Sta ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2023
The REAL Potential of Generative AI
<p>What is a large language model? How can it be used to enhance your business? In this conversation, <a href="https://twitter.com/rowghani?lang=en">Ali Rowghani</a>, Managing Director of YC Continuity, talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/RazRazcle">Raza Habib</a>, CEO of <a ... Show More
20m 2s
Jul 2023
Stability AI Co-Founder's $500M Mistake + New Doodle to Image Model
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this riveting episode, the co-founder of Stability AI shares insights from a costly $500M mistake, revealing valuable lessons about entrepreneurship and innovation in AI. We ... Show More
12m 30s
Apr 2024
The Future of AI Artistry with Suhail Doshi from Playground AI
Multimodal models are making it possible to create AI art and augment creativity across artistic mediums. This week on No Priors, Sarah and Elad talk with Suhail Doshi, the founder of Playground AI, an image generator and editor. Playground AI has been open-sourcing foundation di ... Show More
24m 31s