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- Stability AI's Emad Mostaque stepped down as CEO to "pursue decentralized AI."
- The founder of the Stability Diffusion maker seemed to joke on X that he was set to join Microsoft.
- His quip that Satya Nadella is "above, below and around" AI firms expose a reality of the sector.
They say an element of truth lies behind every joke — and Emad Mostaque's recent wisecrack about Satya Nadella inadvertently underlines a reality of the AI sector.
The Stability AI founder made light of his departure last week as CEO by kidding that he'd succumbed to the power of Microsoft.