A community that has a large following is stable diffusion, particularly among those experimenting with new AI technologies and creating their own models. Now, there is a platform called Chibitai, a startup that allows members to share their AI image models and content with other enthusiasts. The name “Chibitai” is a word play on “Civitas,” meaning community. Chibitai CEO Justin Maier recognized the need for such a platform after working on web development projects at Microsoft. He saw the potential for creating AI-generated images and posted them on platforms like Reddit and Discord, but felt the need for a centralized community to share and discover AI image models.
Chibitai became the go-to place for sharing AI models and images in 2023 and has since grown to over 3 million registered users and receives about 12-13 million unique visitors every month. The company has even raised $5.1 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in June 2023.
The platform allows users to upload images to create their own AI image models, and with each image generated, metadata is provided that includes details such as prompts and resources used. However, concerns have been raised about artists’ work being used without consent to train AI models, which Chibitai is working to address by allowing artists to flag resources they believe are using their work. Additionally, there are also concerns about non-consensual pornographic AI images being shared on the platform, which the company is working to address.
In the future, Chibitai aims to expand to other modalities beyond AI image models and to create a consumer-facing mobile app that will act as a repository for AI images. The company also plans to enable users to monetize their creations, but for now, everything on the site is free to use.
Source: techcrunch.com
