Google Restricts Stable Diffusion Access on Free Colab Due to Resource Constraints, But Alternatives Remain

Google has not outright banned Stable Diffusion on Colab, but has restricted the Gradio web interface for free users due to resource constraints.
This aligns with Google's previous changes to restrict remote UIs and desktops. Enforcement appears to have increased recently.
Users have alternatives like paid Colab, free interfaces, cloud GPU platforms, local GPUs, and apps for Mac.
Comes after Google's recent search engine upgrades integrating new generative AI capabilities.
Google seems to be balancing innovation and sustainable resource management as exponential growth tests AI art's limits.

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