Emad Mostaque

Mohammad Emad Mostaque is the founder and CEO of Stability AI, one of the companies behind Stable Diffusion.[2][4][5][6]

Emad Mostaque
BornApril 1983 (age 40)[1][2]
Jordan[3]
NationalityBangladeshi, British
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO of Stability AI
Years active2005–present
Known forBuilding open-source AI projects
Notable workStable Diffusion

Early life

Mostaque was born in Jordan, but was taken to Dhaka, Bangladesh a month later, and to the United Kingdom at age seven.[3]

At age 19 he met his wife while on a student trip to the United States. He has been diagnosed with Asperger's and ADHD. In his twenties, he became interested in helping the Islamic world by creating online forums for Muslim communities and developing "Islamic AI" which would help guide people on their religious journey.[3]

Career

Mostaque received his master's degree in mathematics and computer science from Oxford University in 2005. He then went on to spend 13 years working at various hedge funds in the United Kingdom.[7][2]

In 2019 he founded Symmitree, a startup that aimed to reduce the cost of technology for individuals living in poverty, which he worked on for 1 year.[2]

In late 2020 he founded Stability AI.[2] Much of the company's funding comes directly from Mostaque, as well as other investment companies such as Eros Investments.[8][9] The company spent $600,000 of its $10 million initial funding to train Stable Diffusion, and announced a $100 million seed round of a valuation of $1 billion.[2]

In March 2023, he signed an open letter calling for "all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4".[10]

References
  1. "MR MOHAMMAD EMAD MOSTAQUE". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. Cai, Kenrick. "Startup Behind AI Image Generator Stable Diffusion Is In Talks To Raise At A Valuation Up To $1 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. "Emad Mostaque, unleashing AI". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. Choudhary, Lokesh (1 September 2022). "Stable Diffusion, a milestone?". Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. ykilcher (13 August 2022). "[D] The Man behind Stable Diffusion – An interview with Emad Mostaque, founder of Stability AI". r/MachineLearning. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. "With Stable Diffusion, you may never believe what you see online again – Ars Technica". arstechnica.com. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. "Mohammad Emad MOSTAQUE personal appointments – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. PR, ANI (26 August 2022). "Eros Investments and Stability.ai announce strategic partnership in the Deep Tech AI Sector". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. Bureau, BW Online. "Eros Investments Collaborates With Stability Ai For 'Stable Diffusion'". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  10. "Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter". Retrieved 29 March 2023.


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