What do you consider socially valuable? Automatic111 s stable diffusion repo is churning through multiple PRs a day as the txt2img community rocks through advancements at a break neck pace faster than I’ve ever seen.

Where as DALL-E and Midjourney and the like are closed source and require payment to use, stable diffusion projects are truly democratizing access to some of the greatest AI capabilities we’ve ever produced and giving millions of people the ability to express themselves artistically that couldn’t before.

Edit: if you want a great perspective on why this is socially valuable, listen to this interview with Stability AIs CEO https://open.spotify.com/episode/1C6LhuMgaO1hHiblOAKLBw?si=NSicHMJHSD6LS1lvSJ3FSw