The license grants qualifying users the right to download and run Stability AI model weights on their own infrastructure, rather than requiring use through Stability AI's API, subject to the applicable license tier and acceptable use obligations.
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Self-hosting rights distinguish this license from API-only AI service agreements and create a distinct set of obligations for deployers who control the model infrastructure directly.
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Developers and organizations using self-hosted Stability AI models have greater operational flexibility than API users, but also bear the full burden of compliance with acceptable use, content moderation, and commercial licensing obligations without Stability AI's infrastructure acting as an enforcement layer.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Self-hosted AI deployments place the deployer in the role of the AI system operator under emerging AI governance frameworks including the EU AI Act.
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Self-hosting rights distinguish this license from API-only AI service agreements and create a distinct set of obligations for deployers who control the model infrastructure directly.
Developers and organizations using self-hosted Stability AI models have greater operational flexibility than API users, but also bear the full burden of compliance with acceptable use, content moderation, and commercial licensing obligations without Stability AI's infrastructure acting as an enforcement layer.
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