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Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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Re: Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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So this should be it for trying to regulate stable diffusion type tech, right? If these models and their inference infra can be shrunk down to be runnable on a PS2, it doesn't seem like it's possible to stop this tech without a totalitarian surveillance state (and barely even then!).

Not a surveillance state, but a stop on producing new, high performant chips should be enough.

Re: Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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Okay... what's the downside?

In terms of, what's the tradeoff for the time decrease? Apples to oranges, they're comparing 11 hours on a Raspberry Pi Zero to: - 10 seconds on Intel i7-13700 - 3 seconds on Intel i9-9990XE - 5 seconds on Ryzen 9-5900X Additionally, the 2048 is accomplished by using RealESRGAN to 2x, which isn't close to what a native 2048 diffuser's quality would be. It does look interesting and is an achievement, in terms of, it's…

Ah. I use RealESRGAN (or one of its descendants, rather) as a first pass upscaler before high-resolution diffusion. If you skip the diffusion step, of course it'll be faster.

Re: Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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post #9

So this should be it for trying to regulate stable diffusion type tech, right? If these models and their inference infra can be shrunk down to be runnable on a PS2, it doesn't seem like it's possible to stop this tech without a totalitarian surveillance state (and barely even then!).

The war on general computing has been ongoing but not made enough inroads to stop people from owning general computing devices (yet)

Re: Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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Not very environment-friendly, though.

Dude, we are literally using single use plastic bottles to store water for a few weeks in them.

We are literally using LED lighting because it saves energy over conventional light bulbs.

And now we're going to put a screen on the wall that we don't even look at 99% of the time?

Re: Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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This would be really cool to have running embedded in a digital photo frame or wall painting.

I'm building exactly that with an eink display atm. Sadly, i can't seem to be able to build the XNNPACK stuff on my pi zero 2W in the repo...

that's an awesome idea, do you have a link to more information?

Re: Running Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 in 298MB of RAM

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So this should be it for trying to regulate theft, right? If you can open a window without any tool other than your own body. It doesn't seem like it's possible to stop thefts without a totalitarian surveillance state (and barely event then!). Or same can be said about media "piracy". Or ransomwares. States have forever regulated things that are not possible to enforce purely technically.

But theft is quite a different thing, is it not? It's a physical act that someone can be caught engaging in - be it by another person, a guard or a security camera. Sure, the "barrier for entry" to commit it is low, but retailers et al. are doing as much as they can to raise it. Piracy most often isn't treated as a criminal matter, but a civil one - few countries punish piracy severely, but companies are allowed to s…

> few countries punish piracy severely, but companies are allowed to sue the pirate.

UNCLOS, Part VII, Section 1, Article 100 https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unc...

>> Duty to cooperate in the repression of piracy

>> All States shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent in the repression of piracy on the high seas or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of any State.

We could have just added "private computer" to the definition of piracy, and it largely would have applied.

>> Definition of piracy

>> Piracy consists of any of the following acts:

>> (a) any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed [...] on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft;

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