From the course: Open Source Development with the Stable Diffusion 3 API

The canonical open source image API

- These days, artificial intelligence gives everyone powerful new abilities. And although Chat GPT gets a lot of attention, one of the more interesting developments has been in the world of image generation. Tools like Midjourney and Adobe's Firefly make it easy to create photos or artwork in any style, but one tool stands out above the rest, and that's Stable Diffusion. Unlike others, its models are downloadable, customizable, and accessible through an easy to use API. This allows developers to create their own applications based on the technology. Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion recently released version three of the platform. So let's take a look at how the technology works, what this new version can generate, and how you can use the API to create your own applications.

Contents