{"id":14275,"date":"2024-01-19T08:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T08:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1403081"},"modified":"2024-01-19T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T08:32:10","slug":"ai-design-startup-shuns-stable-diffusion-for-in-house-foundation-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14275","title":{"rendered":"AI design startup shuns Stable Diffusion for in-house foundation model"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An AI design startup\/generator will swerve the likes of Stable Diffusion after raising $12mn (\u20ac11mn) to build its own foundation model.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recraft<\/a> is billed as the first-ever AI <\/a>tool for generating and editing vector art, icons, 3D images, and illustrations within a brand\u2019s style guide.  By<\/span> leveraging generative AI, the product creates layouts, fonts, colours, and illustrations.<\/span> In the eight months since launch, Recraft claims to have attracted over 300,000 users.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a product for professional designers, the system has to offer a high degree of control. With the new foundation model, Recraft promises another level of creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The London-based startup is pitching the incoming system as an alternative to open source <\/span> AI platforms such as Stable Diffusion. These tools are accessible popular and accessible art generators. Users can fine-tune them to customise the models for specific tasks, but they will face significant constraints. According to Recraft, the process severely limits the quality of images.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cFine-tuning cannot make the model learn new things,\u201d Anna Veronika, the CEO of Recraft,<\/span> told TNW. \u201cIf the model cannot generate football players or a ballet dancer, then fine-tuning cannot help it. <\/span>This is what happens with the Stable Diffusion model, and any other alternative. So the next step to improve image generation quality is to build your own foundation model.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Foundation models, however, don\u2019t come cheap. With the fresh cash infusion, Recraft is confident that the vision will become a reality. The Series A round was led Khosla Ventures and Nat Friedman, the former CEO of GitHub.<\/span><\/p>\n

Work is already underway on the foundation model, which will use a <\/span><\/span>pre-trained, deep-learning algorithm<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be much bigger in size, and has a different architecture which enables better anatomy, detail quality, and more complex text descriptions,\u201d said Veronika, who previously created CatBoost<\/a> \u2014 one of the world\u2019s most popular machine learning frameworks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The foundation model will play a fundamental role in Veronika\u2019s grand ambitions. <\/span><\/span>She believes that AI is driving the future of the design industry \u2014 and wants to grab the steering wheel.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking part in it right now will have a huge influence on how it will look in the coming years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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