You're thinking copyright liability[0], but the real worry, straight from the mouths of the Stability people[1], is AI-generated CSAM. That will make the whole field of generative art legally radioactive.
At least with copyright law, there's an argument for training being fair use. If generative art becomes a notorious market for CSAM, everyone in the field goes to jail.
[0] Also, I'd like to know what your opinion is on GitHub Copilot. A lot of people decry Copilot for stealing code but love Stable Diffusion for being public, even though they're the same concept and trained in the same quasi-ethical way.
At least with copyright law, there's an argument for training being fair use. If generative art becomes a notorious market for CSAM, everyone in the field goes to jail.
[0] Also, I'd like to know what your opinion is on GitHub Copilot. A lot of people decry Copilot for stealing code but love Stable Diffusion for being public, even though they're the same concept and trained in the same quasi-ethical way.
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/y9ga5s/com...