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InvokeAI_Statement_of_Values.md

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+<img src="docs/assets/invoke_ai_banner.png" align="center">
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+Invoke-AI is a community of software developers, researchers, and user
+interface experts who have come together on a voluntary basis to build
+software tools which support cutting edge AI text-to-image
+applications. This community is open to anyone who wishes to
+contribute to the effort and has the skill and time to do so.
+
+# Our Values
+
+The InvokeAI team is a diverse community which includes individuals
+from various parts of the world and many walks of life. Despite our
+differences, we share a number of core values which we ask prospective
+contributors to understand and respect. We believe:
+
+1. That Open Source Software is a positive force in the world. We
+create software that can be used, reused, and redistributed, without
+restrictions, under a straightforward Open Source license (MIT). We
+believe that Open Source benefits society as a whole by increasing the
+availability of high quality software to all.
+
+2. That those who create software should receive proper attribution
+for their creative work. While we support the exchange and reuse of
+Open Source Software, we feel strongly that the original authors of a
+piece of code should receive credit for their contribution, and we
+endeavor to do so whenever possible.
+
+3. That there is moral ambiguity surrounding AI-assisted art. We are
+aware of the moral and ethical issues surrounding the release of the
+Stable Diffusion model and similar products. We are aware that, due to
+the composition of their training sets, current AI-generated image
+models are biased against certain ethnic groups, cultural concepts of
+beauty, ethnic stereotypes, and gender roles.
+
+      1. We recognize the potential for harm to these groups that these biases
+       represent and trust that future AI models will take steps towards
+       reducing or eliminating the biases noted above, respect and give due
+       credit to the artists whose work is sourced, and call on developers
+       and users to favor these models over the older ones as they become
+       available.
+
+4. We are deeply committed to ensuring that this technology benefits
+everyone, including artists. We see AI art not as a replacement for
+the artist, but rather as a tool to empower them. With that
+in mind, we are constantly debating how to build systems that put
+artists’ needs first: tools which can be readily integrated into an
+artist’s existing workflows and practices, enhancing their work and
+helping them to push it further. Every decision we take as a team,
+which includes several artists, aims to build towards that goal.
+
+5. That artificial intelligence can be a force for good in the world,
+but must be used responsibly. Artificial intelligence technologies
+have the potential to improve society, in everything from cancer care,
+to customer service, to creative writing.
+
+     1. While we do not believe that software should arbitrarily limit what
+     users can do with it, we recognize that when used irresponsibly, AI
+     has the potential to do much harm. Our Discord server is actively
+     moderated in order to minimize the potential of harm from
+     user-contributed images. In addition, we ask users of our software to
+     refrain from using it in any way that would cause mental, emotional or
+     physical harm to individuals and vulnerable populations including (but
+     not limited to) women; minors; ethnic minorities; religious groups;
+     members of LGBTQIA communities; and people with disabilities or
+     impairments.
+
+     2. Note that some of the image generation AI models which the Invoke-AI
+     toolkit supports carry licensing agreements which impose restrictions
+     on how the model is used. We ask that our users read and agree to
+     these terms if they wish to make use of these models. These agreements
+     are distinct from the MIT license which applies to the InvokeAI
+     software and source code.
+
+6. That mutual respect is key to a healthy software development
+community. Members of the InvokeAI community are expected to treat
+each other with respect, beneficence, and empathy. Each of us has a
+different background and a unique set of skills. We strive to help
+each other grow and gain new skills, and we apportion expectations in
+a way that balances the members' time, skillset, and interest
+area. Disputes are resolved by open and honest communication.
+
+## Signature
+
+This document has been collectively crafted and approved by the current InvokeAI team members, as of 28 Nov 2022: **lstein** (Lincoln Stein), **blessedcoolant**, **hipsterusername** (Kent Keirsey), **Kyle0654** (Kyle Schouviller), **damian0815**, **mauwii** (Matthias Wild), **Netsvetaev** (Artur Netsvetaev), **tildebyte**, and **keturn**. Although individuals within the group may hold differing views on particular details and/or their implications, we are all in agreement about its fundamental statements, as well as their significance and importance to this project moving forward.  
+

README.md

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 # Contributing
 
 Anyone who wishes to contribute to this project, whether documentation, features, bug fixes, code
-cleanup, testing, or code reviews, is very much encouraged to do so. If you are unfamiliar with how
-to contribute to GitHub projects, here is a
-[Getting Started Guide](https://opensource.com/article/19/7/create-pull-request-github).
+cleanup, testing, or code reviews, is very much encouraged to do so. To join, just raise your hand on the InvokeAI
+Discord server or discussion board. 
 
-A full set of contribution guidelines, along with templates, are in progress, but for now the most
+If you are unfamiliar with how
+to contribute to GitHub projects, here is a
+[Getting Started Guide](https://opensource.com/article/19/7/create-pull-request-github). A full set of contribution guidelines, along with templates, are in progress, but for now the most
 important thing is to **make your pull request against the "development" branch**, and not against
 "main". This will help keep public breakage to a minimum and will allow you to propose more radical
 changes.
 
+We hope you enjoy using our software as much as we enjoy creating it,
+and we hope that some of those of you who are reading this will elect
+to become part of our community.
+
+Welcome to InvokeAI!
+
 ### Contributors
 
 This fork is a combined effort of various people from across the world.

docs/other/CONTRIBUTORS.md

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 - [Lincoln D. Stein](mailto:[email protected])
 
+## **Current core team**
+
+* lstein (Lincoln Stein) - Co-maintainer
+* blessedcoolant - Co-maintainer
+* hipsterusername (Kent Keirsey) - Product Manager
+* psychedelicious - Web Team Leader
+* Kyle0654 (Kyle Schouviller) - Node Architect and General Backend Wizard
+* damian0815 - Attention Systems and Gameplay Engineer
+* mauwii (Matthias Wild) - Continuous integration and product maintenance engineer
+* Netsvetaev (Artur Netsvetaev) - UI/UX Developer
+* tildebyte - general gadfly and resident (self-appointed) know-it-all
+* keturn - Lead for Diffusers port
+
 ## **Contributions by**
 
 - [Sean McLellan](https://github.com/Oceanswave)