TED Tech The TED AI Show: Building an AI creator community w/ Civitai founders Justin Meyer and Maxfield Hulker
Nov 19, 2024
Justin Meyer and Maxfield Hulker, co-founders of Civitai, dive deep into the world of open-source generative AI. They discuss the importance of community in tech, how Civitai enhances creator tools, and the ethical dilemmas posed by not-safe-for-work content. The duo also examines the future of AI in content creation, the challenges of user dynamics, and the rise of shorter content formats as attention spans dwindle. Their insights shed light on balancing innovation with safety in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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Origin Stories
- Justin Meyer was introduced to Midjourney in 2022 and was fascinated by AI image generation.
- Maxfield Hulker experimented with DALL-E, creating surreal self-portraits.
Civitai's Purpose
- Civitai was created to address the lack of resource organization in the AI art community.
- It aimed to centralize models, prompts, and workflows, fostering collaboration and sharing.
Open Source AI's Power
- Open-source AI empowers distributed development and training, unlike closed-source models.
- This allows for niche contributions and a wider range of creative exploration.