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Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Post by rdsubhas »

p-e-w wrote: post #38
qdot76367 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah it’s just basic due diligence for releasing an open source app of this nature. Turning it off is a simple one line change, because everything is obviously named. This is not some high wall to scale. As someone that manages nsfw open source projects, this move seems fine to me. And actually kinda hilarious.

If what StableDiffusion did was ask the user something like "The prompt you entered may result in the generation of content some people find objectionable. Are you sure you want to proceed?", then I would buy your argument. As currently implemented (and the implementation took more work than a confirmation prompt would have!), it's an obvious attempt to control, rather than protect, users. They try their best to dres…

From your previous comment:

> AI engineers starting to act like megalomaniac overseers who consider it part of their mission to steer humanity onto the "right" path.

You outdid your comment. You have an idea of how this should work. And you're trying to supposedly "steer" in a path of humanity. It's just projection.

This kind of preachery righteousness control tactics should sit elsewhere (fork it). The devs want to convey something is nsfw. They will do it however they want.

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Post by bawolff »

Kiro wrote: post #88
p-e-w wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not the point at all.

You have no point whatsoever. You're fighting windmills.

I disagree that the rick roll is inappropriate, but i also hate the argument that just because its open source, the programmers are above criticism. I think its reasonable people can dislike or even morally object to the decisions open source maintainers make (even if i dont particularly object to this specific instance)

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Post by bawolff »

Georgelemental wrote: post #57
NLPlatypus wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That proverb isn’t true and stems from a generation that didn’t understand mental health

The proverb describes a state of mind one should aspire to. "Words will never hurt me" not because saying mean things can never do harm (it obviously can), but because I make an effort to control my emotions and reactions. Just as physical health is improved by a nutritious diet and regular exercise, mental health is improved by proper habits of mind.

Refusing to acknowledge the affect of hurtful words on yourself, is pretty much the opposite of "proper habits of the mind".

Denial does not make healthy people.

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

#95

Post by bawolff »

Arainach wrote: post #45
hda2 wrote: post #36

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> What's creepy is the very real world that we're approaching where anyone can create porn of anyone else given a few pictures without their consent. Why is that a problem, exactly? > That can cause all sorts of lasting psychological harm and other societal negative consequences. Like what? To me this sounds like a problem with how some people want to have absolute control over what others do and want everyone else t…

Revenge porn, rumors, and defamation are already huge problems in society. Being able to generate such things on demand with AI models will make it significantly worse. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/07/many-re...

Perhaps, but there comes a point where the technology is out there whether we like it or not. We should criminalize bad uses, not engage in some futile attempt to try to stuff the proverbial cat back in the bag

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Post by tirpen »

kaoD wrote: post #87
MattRix wrote: post #71

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Oh please, all the creators of these image AIs (OpenAI, Google, Midjourney, SD, etc) are being very very cautious with this stuff. It’s not going to end humanity, but it could easily lead to some really gross content that would paint the responsible organization in a bad light.

Can you elaborate? Would Adobe be painted in a bad light if someone committed a crime using Photoshop? Honestly it just feels weird. I've read the license restrictions and I can't see why they are there out what they're preventing.

Photoshop doesn't have an automatic "Generate image of Obama selling weapons to Putin" function.

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Post by sercand »

ceeplusplus wrote: post #4

Unfortunately the author of this PR decided to include garbage like this [1] in it, so this PR is pretty useless. [1] https://github.com/basujindal/stable-diffusion/pull/103/file...

This is the worst type of PR. Just submit a different PR for the code format changes.

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

#98

Post by wolfd »

p-e-w wrote: post #38
qdot76367 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah it’s just basic due diligence for releasing an open source app of this nature. Turning it off is a simple one line change, because everything is obviously named. This is not some high wall to scale. As someone that manages nsfw open source projects, this move seems fine to me. And actually kinda hilarious.

If what StableDiffusion did was ask the user something like "The prompt you entered may result in the generation of content some people find objectionable. Are you sure you want to proceed?", then I would buy your argument. As currently implemented (and the implementation took more work than a confirmation prompt would have!), it's an obvious attempt to control, rather than protect, users. They try their best to dres…

The implementation as it stands is actually easier the way they do it. They replace the image by scaling Rick to the image size. That means that they can still automatically put your output images in a grid without any extra code. They could have zeroed the pixels, but that could have led to confusion about if things were working or not.

It's silly and you're able to patch it out if you so desire. But most importantly, they released the model to everyone so it's way more open than OpenAI's DALL-E 2 (for better or worse). I don't think the argument that they're trying to control you really makes a lot of sense given how widely accessible this model is.

Re: Stable Diffusion PR optimizes VRAM, generate 576x1280 images with 6 GB VRAM

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Post by numpad0 »

esjeon wrote: post #31
p-e-w wrote: post #27

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> And yes, StableDiffusion from the original repo will rick roll you if you try to generate something that triggers its NSFW filter. It goes without saying that the authors of a piece of software have the right to make the software do whatever they want, but that shouldn't stop us from recognizing that AI engineers are starting to act like megalomaniac overseers who consider it part of their mission to steer humanity…

Yeah, but, when it comes to generating NSFW contents, it is illegal to distribute pornographic software in some countries, and doing so can lead to domain blockage and such (i.e. South Korea, believe or not). This is something you gotta understand. Also, if the author wanted to block NSFW contents at all, I'm pretty sure one can actually make the filter inseparable from the main network. This isn't the case here AFAI…

SK and Germany are notorious for that. They don't care how the pixel arrays came to existence, any shapes and forms and representations, even links to such information, that are interpretable as belonging to certain categories are plain illegal there. I believe SK don't even recognize copyright laws for such "illegal" information.
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