Getty Images sues Stable Diffusion developer Stability AI - abtlive

Stock image and media content provider Getty Images announced that it was suing Stability AI, the developers of the text-to-image deep learning model, via a release on its website on Tuesday. Stable Diffusion makes it possible to create art and other kinds of visual media by entering text-based prompts. Getty Images noted that while it did provide licenses to tech firms that respected property rights, Stability AI did not fall under this category. "Stability AI did not seek any such license from Getty Images and instead, we believe, chose to ignore viable licensing options and long‑standing legal protections in pursuit of their stand‑alone commercial interests," said the image company. The legal proceedings were commenced in the High Court of Justice in London.