An update to this story: @EMostaque told me that while @hardmaru resigned, Ren Ito was let go.
“We are reconstituting leadership as we scale,” Mostaque said in a message sent late at night London time. Stability AI Head of Research Resigns From Startup https://
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
2023-06-26/stability-ai-head-of-research-resigns-from-startup
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Stability AI Leadership Changes: Head of Research Resigns, Ren Ito Dismissed
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Google AI researcher joins company in October
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Ha started in October; he came from Google, where he worked on generative AI within Google Brain. here's a tweet from @EMostaque announcing his arrival (looks like a tweet @hardmaru posted around then has since been deleted).
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Stability AI VP of Product Christian Cantrell Departs to Start Company
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Stability AI’s Head of Research and COO Resign This Month
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Runway Gen-2 Text-to-Video Technology Impresses on Mobile Devices
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I’ve been using @runwayml gen-2 on my phone and it amazes me that t2v can be done period, let alone on a handset.
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10 Most Important AI Startups to Know About
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AI Ethics Panel Discussion with Experts Concludes Successfully
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hi, the AI ethics panel with @alexhanna and @mer__edith hosted by @sarahfrier that just concluded was fantastic, stay tuned for a video link! pic.twitter.com/yRoLy4BOHj
— Rachel Metz (@rachelmetz) 22 juin 2023hi, the AI ethics panel with @alexhanna and @mer__edith hosted by @sarahfrier that just concluded was fantastic, stay tuned for a video link!
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AI Mentions Game for Morning TV Viewers
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If you tune in this morning, feel free to take a sip of coffee (or whatever you’re drinking) every time someone mentions “AI”.
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Bloomberg Tech Summit: AI Art, Ethics Discussion with Adobe and Stability AI
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If you can’t attend the Bloomberg Tech Summit tomorrow, check out the livestream! I’m hosting a discussion with @acostin of @Adobe Firefly and Hilary Crane of CAA, and a 1-on-1 chat w @EMostaque of @StabilityAI
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Raccoon in Trench Coat Generated with DALL-E for Sasha
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this raccoon in a trench coat is for you, @SashaMTL
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