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Researcher · Founder
Sumith Kulal
Black Forest LabsCo-founder
Kulal co-founded Black Forest Labs, where the team behind Stable Diffusion builds the FLUX family of image-generation models. His research helped make diffusion models practical for high-quality visual creation, connecting foundational generative-model work with widely used creative tools.
Career & education
Current role
Co-founder
Previously
Education
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