The team at Black Forest Labs comprises experienced AI researchers and engineers with a proven track record in developing core generative AI models across academic research, industry applications, and open-source projects. Their contributions include groundbreaking models such as VQGAN, Latent Diffusion, and the widely adopted Stable Diffusion series for image and video generation—including Stable Diffusion XL, Stable Video Diffusion, and Rectified Flow Transformers. Additionally, they pioneered the Adversarial Diffusion Distillation technique, enabling ultra-fast, real-time image synthesis.
Driven by the conviction that accessible AI fosters transparency, builds trust, and spurs collaboration within the research and academic communities, the team is committed to advancing high-quality AI technologies and ensuring their broad accessibility.