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Emad Mostaque - Founder and Former CEO of Stability AI

By Kamal Kashyap • Jul 02, 2026
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Emad Mostaque is a Jordanian-born British entrepreneur. He founded Stability AI, which funded and popularized the open-source image generator Stable Diffusion.

Introduction

Emad Mostaque is a British entrepreneur. He founded Stability AI to build open-source artificial intelligence systems that democratize access to advanced models.

Stable Diffusion Launch

In 2022, Stability AI funded the development and open-release of Stable Diffusion, a latent text-to-image model developed by LMU Munich researchers. The model allowed developers worldwide to run text-to-image models locally.

Decentralized AI

Mostaque advocates for decentralized, open-source models, highlighting safety and transparency. He stepped down as CEO of Stability AI in 2024 to focus on decentralized AI protocol development.

Emad Mostaque
Emad Mostaque
Emad Mostaque
Company Stability AI
Country United Kingdom
Born April 12, 1983 (age 43)
Amman, Jordan
Education University of Oxford
Notable work Stable Diffusion, Stability AI
Title Founder of Stability AI

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