ComfyUI
{{Short description|Open source generative artificial intelligence UI}}
{{Infobox software
| name = ComfyUI
| screenshot = ComfyUI Screenshot.png
| author = comfyanonymous
| released = {{Start date and age|2023|01|16}}
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI}}
| programming language = Python
| license = GPLv3
| website = {{URL|https://www.comfy.org/}}
}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
ComfyUI is an open source, node-based program that allows users to generate images from a series of text prompts. It uses free diffusion models such as Stable Diffusion as the base model for its image capabilities combined with other tools such as ControlNet and LCM Low-rank adaptation with each tool being represented by a node in the program.
History
ComfyUI was released on GitHub in January 2023. According to comfyanonymous, the creator, a major goal of the project was to improve on existing software designs in terms of the user interface. The creator had been involved with Stability AI but by 3 June 2024 that involvement had ended and an organization called Comfy Org had been created along with the core developers. In July 2024, Nvidia announced support for ComfyUI within its RTX Remix modding software. In August 2024, support was added for the Flux diffusion model developed by Black Forest Labs, and Comfy Org joined the Open Model Initiative created by the Linux Foundation. As of November 2024, the project has 58.6k stars on GitHub. ComfyUI is one of the most popular user interfaces for Stable Diffusion, along with Automatic1111.
Features
ComfyUI
LLMVision extension compromise
In June 2024, a hacker group called "Nullbulge" compromised an extension of ComfyUI to add malicious code to it. The compromised extension, called ComfyUI_LLMVISION, was used for integrating the interface with AI language models GPT-4 and Claude 3, and was hosted on GitHub. Nullbulge hosted a list of hundreds of ComfyUI users' login details across multiple services on its website, while users of the extension reported receiving numerous login notifications. vpnMentor conducted security research on the extension and claimed it could "steal crypto wallets, screenshot the user’s screen, expose device information and IP addresses, and steal files that contain certain keywords or extensions".
Nullbulge's website claims they targeted users who committed "one of our sins", which included AI-art generation, art theft, promoting cryptocurrency, and any other kind of theft from artists such as from Patreon. They claimed that they were "a collective of individuals who believe in the importance of protecting artists' rights and ensuring fair compensation for their work" and that they believed that "AI-generated artwork is detrimental to the creative industry and should be discouraged".
References
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{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Christopher |title=Nvidia's RTX Remix goes open source —chipmaker adds Rest API to interface with ComfyUI for AI remastering or generating new graphics in real time |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-remix-goes-open-source |website=Tom's Hardware |access-date=11 July 2024 |language=en |date=4 July 2024}}
{{cite web |author1=白鲸出海 |title=一家成都游戏公司，做出了一款千万月访问量的AI图像产品-36氪 |url=https://36kr.com/p/2787164625961859 |script-website=zh:36氪 |language=zh |date=23 May 2024}}
{{cite web |author1=机器之心 |title=当韩国女团BLACKPINK进军二次元，清华叉院AI神器原来还能这么玩-36氪 |url=https://36kr.com/p/2520471518996233 |script-website=zh:36氪 |language=zh |date=16 November 2023}}
{{cite web |title=ComfyUI 作者团队成立 Comfy Org- DoNews快讯 |url=https://www.donews.com/news/detail/8/4335267.html |script-website=zh:DoNews}}
{{cite web |last1=田口 |first1=和裕 |title=画像生成AI「Stable Diffusion」使い倒すならコレ！ 「ComfyUI」基本の使い方 (1/3) |url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/184/4184300/ |website=ascii.jp |language=ja}}
{{cite web |last1=新 |first1=清士 |title=アニメの常識、画像生成AIが変える可能性「AnimateDiff」のすごい進化 |url=https://weekly.ascii.jp/elem/000/004/155/4155433/3/ |website=ascii.jp |language=ja}}
{{cite web |last1=田口 |first1=和裕 |title=Macで始める画像生成AI 「Stable Diffusion」ComfyUIの使い方 (3/5) |url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/190/4190538/3/ |website=ascii.jp |language=ja |date= 27 March 2024}}
{{cite web |author1=しらいはかせ |title=画像生成AIを使い倒す！「Stability Matrix」で使えるWebUIを紹介【生成AIストリーム】 |url=https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/serial/aistream/1554982.html |website=Impress Watch |language=ja |date=18 December 2023}}
{{Cite web |last=Maiberg |first=Emanuel |date=2024-06-11 |title=Hackers Target AI Users With Malicious Stable Diffusion Tool on GitHub to Protest 'Art Theft' |url=https://www.404media.co/hackers-target-ai-users-with-malicious-stable-diffusion-tool-on-github/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=404 Media |language=en}}
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Category:Open-source artificial intelligence