Stability AI
Open-source generative AI company, creator of Stable Diffusion. A smaller player in the AI lobbying landscape but an important voice on open-source AI, copyright, and creative AI issues. Has faced financial challenges while advocating for open-source AI development rights.
Stability AI spent $0.2M on federal AI lobbying in Q1 2026, with $0.5M in total tracked spending. The company is active in 2 states and focuses on open-source generative ai development, copyright and ai training data, small company ai compliance burden.
Federal Lobbying by Quarter
Public Position
Strongly advocates for open-source AI development and opposes regulation that would require costly compliance beyond the reach of smaller AI companies. Argues that open-source AI democratizes access and fosters innovation. Opposes strict copyright liability for AI training on publicly accessible data, framing it as an existential threat to open-source generative AI.
Policy Focus Areas
Key Lobbyists
Bills Lobbied On
- 📋S. 896 (COPIED Act - copyright and AI training data)
- 📋California SB 1047 (Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act)
- 📋H.R. 6580 (AI Transparency Act)
Notable Actions
- →Released Stable Diffusion as open-source, catalyzing the generative AI art movement
- →Faced copyright lawsuits from artists and stock photo companies, making it a test case for AI copyright law
- →Advocated in Congress for carve-outs protecting small AI companies from disproportionate compliance costs