On today's episode, Valve updates their policies for AI-powered game developers. We'll also take a closer look at the the controversial new Civitai Clubs membership scheme, and see if an AI-powered George Carlin can make us laugh about life in 2024. And in The Stable Surge, HD Horizons lets you expand your 1.5 generations without upscaling. Make a list of ten dirty words and hoin me for a brand new Stable DiNEWSion for the week of January 17 19th, 2024.

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Valve Introduces New AI Guidelines For Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/3862463747997849619
Former Twitter Employee Ella Irwin Joins Stability AI: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ella-irwin-twitter-elon-musk-x-trust-safety-new-job-rcna132847
CivitAI's Creator Club Controversy: https://civitai.com/articles/3636
Stable Fast for ComfyUI: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/18lvwja/stablefast_v1_2x_speedup_for_svd_stable_video/
IP-Adapter FaceID Comes to AUTOMATIC1111: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/193d9in/a1111_controlnet_now_support_ipadapter_faceid/
Make-A-Character Generates 3D Models: https://github.com/Human3DAIGC/Make-A-Character
HD Horizon LoRA Released For HQ SD 1.5 Images: https://civitai.com/models/238891/hd-horizon-the-resolution-frontier-multi-resolution-high-resolution-native-inferencing
The Dudesey Podcast Makes AI George Carlin: https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/george-carlin-ai-generated-comedy-special-1235868315/A
New Exhibit of Harold Cohen's Generative AI Art from the 60s: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/harold-cohen-aaron-ai-whitney-museum-2418273
Runway AI's AI-Powered Film Festival Seeking Entries: https://aiff.runwayml.com/submission
@BillMeeksBot on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BillMeeksBot

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I talk with Scott Johnson (Frogpants), a professional cartoonist and podcaster, to explore Generative AI's place in the world of digital art. Scott shares his experience transitioning from traditional to digital art years ago, his thoughts on generative AI and the ethical questions it raises for artists, and how he sees indie games devs using the tech moving forward. Discover how Scott sees AI as both a tool and a challenge for creatives. Plus, Scott reveals how he uses ChatGPT to get things done as a popular podcaster.

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Everly Heights: https://everlyheights.tv
Everly Heights Discord: https://discord.gg/Xk6qdYjNsc
Welcome to Everly Heights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcFyhch1buY
Frogpants: https://frogpants.com
Frogpants Shows: https://www.frogpants.com/podcasts
Scott Johnson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottJohnson
Bing Image Creator: https://bing.com/create
Scott's 2023 25 Days of Santa Drawings: https://www.frogpants.com/santa

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TIMECODES
00:00 Who is Scott Johnson?
01:34 Scott's History as a Traditional/Digital Artist
02:53 The Transition To Digital Drawing Tablets
05:20 Adapting to New Tools As An Artist
08:33 Scott Discovers AI Art via DALL-E 1
10:05 What Makes AI Art "Art"?
11:33 How Scott Feels About Generative AI
13:17 How Scott Uses AI As A Modern Morgue File
21:12 Scott's AI Art Concerns
24:14 Would Scott Train An AI Model On His Artwork?
26:44 AI Concerns For Photographers
28:03 Adobe's Generative Fill And Why Scott Moved Away From Creative Cloud
32:52 AI Is The New Tech Battleground
35:53 The Advantage of AI For Indie Game Devs
38:00 Patreon Ad Break
39:03 Why Artists Are Worried About AI
41:32 How AI Reminds Scott of Michael Mann's Collateral
43:09 Scott's Biggest Problem With AI Art
47:02 How Scott Uses ChatGPT As A Content Creator
52:55 AI: Fiction vs. Reality
55:53 The Tooth Story
58:29 Outro

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Stable Zero123 changes the game yet again by generating 3D models from a single image. We'll also take a closer look at the new AUTOMATIC1111 release, the new X-Adapter tech that promises to let you use Stable Diffusion 1.5 plugins with SDXL, and see if an AI Jimmy Stewart can put us into a nice holiday sleep. Throw your Comfy noodles in a bowl and kick back for this edition of Stable DiNEWSion for the week of December 19th, 2023.

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Learn more about EVERLY HEIGHTS 🏘️: https://everlyheights.tv/
AUTOMATIC1111 1.7.0 Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/18jny5a/new_automatic1111_release_170/
Stability AI's New Memberships: https://stability.ai/membership#select_membership
Stable Zero123: https://stability.ai/news/stable-zero123-3d-generation
X-Adapter: https://showlab.github.io/X-Adapter/
AI Jimmy Stewart On Calm App: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/tech/calm-bedtime-story-jimmy-stewart-ai/index.html
AI Jimmy Stewart Clip: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ei9J3t5we/
Very Special: https://everlyheights.tv/stories/very-special-sitcom/
Everly Heights Discord: https://discord.gg/Xk6qdYjNsc

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Stability AI drops Video and SDXL Turbo models, but will their upcoming licensing fees stop the signal before it starts? YouTube releases new rules for generative AI. MIT and Google weight in on the concept of "model collapse." Plus, a new tool from Kohya and Disney has Stable Diffusion for Thanksgiving. Hope you enjoyed the holiday. You've spread the seed, now it's time for you to roll the dice on this edition of Stable DiNEWSion for the week of November 29th, 2023

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YouTube Announces New AI Rules: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/youtube-will-require-creators-to-disclose-realistic-ai-generated-or-altered-content/
Google and MIT Researchers Disprove Model Collapse : https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/22/texttoimage_models_mit/
Disney's AI-Generated Thanksgiving Controversy: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/disneys-ai-generated-thanksgiving-image-sparks-massive-controversy/ar-AA1ktz9O
Reddit Thread On Stability's Pricing Structure: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/186496i/introducing_sdxl_turbo_a_realtime_texttoimage/
Stable Video Diffusion: https://stability.ai/news/stable-video-diffusion-open-ai-video-model
Kohya Hires Fix: https://github.com/wcde/sd-webui-kohya-hiresfix
SDXL Turbo: https://stability.ai/news/stability-ai-sdxl-turbo
Archicad AI Visualizer powered by Stable Diffusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgOtamXvVs
NBC News Report on Deep Fakes: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/little-recourse-teens-girls-victimized-ai-deepfake-nudes-rcna126399
Very Special: https://everlyheights.tv/stories/very-special-sitcom/
Everly Heights Discord: https://discord.gg/Xk6qdYjNsc

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Kent Keirsey from Invoke AI joins us to delve into the origins, development, and features of the Invoke AI frontend for Stable Diffusion. How does open source software fuel innovation? What makes Invoke AI stand out as a tool for professionals among a myriad of Stable Diffusion tools? We explore the ethical considerations of training Stable Diffusion models and get a glimpse of Kent’s vision for the future of AI. Kent also demos powerful features like Control Net within Invoke AI to take my line art and turn it into a bright and beautiful piece of AI art. PLUS, what lies ahead for Invoke and AI-powered art?

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 Invoke AI: https://invoke.ai/
Invoke AI on Github: https://github.com/invoke-ai
Invoke Training: https://github.com/invoke-ai/invoke-training
Invoke AI Fundamentals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8hnpX2XzL0
AI Character Design for Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uePAhiXLqhc
Organize Your AI Images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7J3n1LjojE
Welcome to Everly Heights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcFyhch1buY

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TIMECODES
0:00:00 Stable Diffusion for Professional Artists with Kent Keirsey of Invoke AI
 0:02:00 Kent’s Background in Tech And How He Got Into AI
 0:05:18 The Origins of Invoke AI
 0:07:13 The Power of Open Source
 0:08:25 The Early Days of Stable Diffusion
 0:16:13 What Sets Invoke AI Apart From Other Stable Diffusion Tools?
 0:20:25 AI As A Modern Apprentice
 0:22:58 What DALL·E 3 Has Going For It
 0:25:03 Working with Peter Mohrbacher (Magic: The Gathering artist)
 0:27:35 The Ethics of Training Stable Diffusion Models
 0:33:22 Kent’s Hopes for the Future of AI
 0:37:02 The Best Invoke AI Features for Creatives
 0:41:23 Using Trained/Fine-tuned Custom Models With Invoke AI
 0:41:49 github.com/invoke-ai/invoke-training
 0:43:02 Kent’s Long Term Creative Goals for Invoke AI
 0:47:05 Python Issues!
 0:47:37 Using Invoke To Turn Line Art Into Finished Art
 0:51:49 Invoke AI: Fundamentals – https://youtu.be/m8hnpX2XzL0
 0:56:04 Invoke AI’s Unified Canvas
 1:02:19 Using Invoke AI with Photoshop
 1:04:30 What’s Next for Invoke AI?
 1:09:28 Outro

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On today's episode, I'll dissect Jeff Katzenberg's controversial comments on AI animation and reveal the new LCM Consistancy LoRA that can generate impressive images in just a few steps. We'll also take a closer look at OpenAI's big release for Stable DIffusion, a response to the copyright office from Creative Commons, and dissect a piece from The Verge on the subject of AI and copyright. And in the world of AI allegations, Sarah Silverman's big AI case comes to a conclusion... But who f*!king won? Plus, AevyTV's Video Mastery Cohort created a full-on episode of an AI-powered anime! Dial up your CFG and hue closer to my prompt: Join me for Stable DiNEWSion for the week of November 10th, 2023, starting now.

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Watch this episode on YouTube
Stability AI Gets Intel Backing in New Financing
These filmmakers use AI. And they’re not ashamed to admit it
Jeff Katzenberg Says AI Will Cut Cost of Animated Films by 90%
AI companies have all kinds of arguments against paying for copyrighted content

LCM Consistency LoRA info:
https://huggingface.co/blog/lcm_lora
https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/17riyp7/lcmlora_load_the_lora_any_in_basefintuned_sd_or/
https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/17kekea/demo_of_realtime15fps_camera_capture_plus_sd/

Open AI Consistancy Decoder
Creative Commons Responds to the US Copyright office on AI
US judge trims AI copyright lawsuit against Meta
Indians Made An Anime In 30 Days With AI

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On today's episode, I'll dive into the Biden administration's new executive order on artificial intelligence and share how Google Brain co-founder Andrew Ng is fighting for the little guy. We'll also take a closer look at Stability AI's new generative 3D animation tech, Nvidia's GPU memory updates, and a groundbreaking paper on object customization. And in the world of AI allegations, we'll discuss a legal setback for artists in the copyright infringement case. Plus, my favorite 90s band just released an Stable Diffusion-powered music video! Put away your prompts and listen up. Stable DiNEWSion for the week of November 1st, 2023 starts now.

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What's in Biden's AI executive order — and what's not
Google Brain cofounder claims companies stoke AI fears to capture the market
Meta’s Yann LeCun calls for more openness in AI development
Stability AI Previews New Features and Tools
NVIDIA fixes Stable Diffusion Bug In Latest Drivers
CustomNet: Zero-Shot Object Customization With Variable Viewpoints
FreeU Web Extension for AUTOMATIC1111
Amazon Rolls Out AI Product Shots
RTX 3090s on sale @ Newegg
Anderson v. Stability AI Ltd. Twitter Thread from Franklin Graves
Anderson v Stability AI Ltd. Artists Controversy
Barenaked Ladies Release AI-Powered "One Week" Anniversary Video

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• (00:00) - Intro