In an email to the team, the leadership explained that the decisions were not taken lightly and are aimed at setting the company on a more sustainable path. The company plans to continue developing innovative products like Stable Diffusion 3 API & Stable Assistant Beta. Affected employees have been notified individually and will be supported throughout the transition period.
Key takeaways:
- Stability AI is cutting jobs as part of an effort to 'right-size parts of the business' and 'focus' its operations.
- The company has been working on a strategic plan to reduce its cost base and strengthen support with investors and partners.
- It's unclear how many roles are being cut, but the company had nearly 200 employees as of October.
- Stability AI is the company behind the popular AI image generator Stable Diffusion.