Emad Mostaque is the founder and chief executive of the startup Stability AI — a company valued at around $1 billion after a recent $101 million fundraising round.
Mostaque is a former hedge fund manager and has had an eclectic career. Before leading the generative AI revolution, he successfully traded commodities, and advised governments on Middle East strategy and countering extremism.
Now, The New York Times puts Emad at the forefront of the generative AI boom. His vision of bringing open-source AI to the world is close to realization… And it could change everything. So, Real Vision co-founder and CEO Raoul Pal sat down for a conversation that filled him with both terror and excitement.