Black Forest Labs

Black Forest Labs is the company behind xAI's Grok text-to-image generator. After raising $31M in seed funding, it's rumored to be gearing up for a $200M raise at a $1B+ valuation. Their FLUX model is not only blazing fast but also open-source. In this episode, we explore how the technology works, how they manage content guidelines with open access to the model, and what’s next as the company continues to scale.