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Black Forest Labs, the startup behind Grok’s image generator, releases an API
Black Forest Labs, the startup behind the controversial image generation capabilities of xAI's Grok assistant, has released a new model and beta API.
Image Credits: Black Forest LabsBlack Forest Labs, which is based in Germany and recently came out of stealth with $31 million in seed funding, was co-founded by the engineers who built the technology behind Stability AI, including Andreas Blattmann, Patrick Esser, Dominik Lorenz and CEO Robin Rombach. The startup became the subject of controversy after its deal with xAI to build Flux into Grok without safety guardrails, which resulted in a torrent of outrageous — and atrocious — images. Black Forest Labs, whose other backers include Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan and former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, is developing a video generation model, and is said to be in the process of raising $100 million at a $1 billion valuation — a significant jump up from its previous $150 million valuation.
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