# clm_579250872C9F

subject: Stability AI (/record/stability-ai.md)  
predicate: ceo  
value: [Emad Mostaque](/record/emad-mostaque.md)  
valid_from: 2019-01-01  
valid_to: 2024-03-23  
published: 2024-03-22  
recorded: 2026-11-07  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_8C8D980C8D91  
last_updated: 2026-11-07  
cite: AsOf. "Stability AI ceo: Emad Mostaque", as of 2019-01-01 (until 2024-03-23). Claim clm_579250872C9F, https://asof.is/claim/clm_579250872C9F, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://stability.ai/news-updates/stabilityai-announcement.  
checked: 2026-11-07 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Mostaque, a larger-than-life presence in the AI world, co-founded the startup in 2019 after various roles at hedge funds and crypto projects. In the following years, he attracted considerable controversy as CEO.

What https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/stability-ai-ceo-emad-mostaque-steps-down-stable-diffusion/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://stability.ai/news-updates/stabilityai-announcement (primary, Stability AI, published 2024-03-23)
- https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/stability-ai-ceo-emad-mostaque-steps-down-stable-diffusion/ (secondary, Fortune (Bloomberg), published 2024-03-23)
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/22/stability-ai-ceo-resigns-because-youre-not-going-to-beat-centralized-ai-with-more-centralized-ai/ (secondary, TechCrunch, published 2024-03-22)

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