Stable diffusion finetunes and model merges. You can find most of the newer ones at CivitAI. https://civitai.com/ https://civitai.com/ SD still has the hand p

Stable diffusion finetunes and model merges. You can find most of the newer ones at CivitAI. https://civitai.com/ https://civitai.com/ SD still has the hand problem, but a lot of the newer checkpoints are getting pretty good at hands. As far as keeping up with things, the best way to do this is actually to be in AI related discords. I'm not sure why, but people involved in AI are terrible about having a single source of info...or even just info in general. I would start by joining the LAION discord then finding others from there. Another great way to learn about what's going on in AI is actually through threads on 4chan's /g/ board. If you're willing to look past the fact that it's 4chan you will be the first to know about lots of neat stuff. Btw, I'm not a researcher. I'm just talking about ways to get a quick scoop on what the current AI meta is and how far it can be pushed. edit: I just realized you don't care to keep up...lol. Oops. I'm still leaving this up because I think some people will find it useful.