Stability AI became a $1 billion company with the help of a viral AI text-to-image generator and — per interviews with more than 30 people — some misleading claims from founder Emad Mostaque. In this video, reporter Kenrick Cai shares how a Forbes investigation was able to dive into these claims to separate fact from fiction, and how the company and Mostaque responded afterwards. 0:00 Who is Emad Mostaque? 1:50 Fact checking process raises questions 2:24 What degree does Mostaque have from Oxford University? 3:15 Employee payroll problems 4:44 Did Stability take more credit than it should have for its AI model? 6:14 What big partnerships did Stability really have? 8:28 Stability and Mostaque's responses to Forbes reporting 9:59 What the Stability story says about this moment in AI Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2023/06/04/stable-diffusion-emad-mostaque-stability-ai-exaggeration/?sh=ecb45a275c52 Subscribe to FORBES: null Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com/ Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com/ Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.