Fal (AI company): Difference between revisions
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|Founded=2021 | |Founded=2021 | ||
|Industry=Information Technology | |Industry=Information Technology | ||
|Logo= | |Logo=Fal logo.png | ||
|Website=https://fal.ai | |Website=https://fal.ai | ||
|Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers. | |Description=Generative AI media platform primarily for developers. | ||
}}Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account https://x.com/FAL they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025). | }} | ||
Fal describe themselves as "The world's best generative image, video, and audio models, all in one place. Develop and fine-tune models with serverless GPUs and on-demand clusters." According to their X account [https://x.com/FAL/status/1950935512493236327 https://x.com/FAL] they were valued at $1.5 billion on a recent round of funding (1st August 2025). | |||
Their reputation is generally positive regarding price and speed of their services. | Their reputation is generally positive regarding price and speed of their services. | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | |||
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==Incidents== | |||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | |||
===Fal retains data after deletion (''2024'')=== | |||
Regarding anti-consumer behavior, it has recently been discovered that Fal keep all user generated content indefinitely, even after is has been deleted by the user. | Regarding anti-consumer behavior, it has recently been discovered that Fal keep all user generated content indefinitely, even after is has been deleted by the user. | ||
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The thread continues to this date with several users indicating that deleted files as long as 8 months old have not been purged and the URLs are still live. | The thread continues to this date with several users indicating that deleted files as long as 8 months old have not been purged and the URLs are still live. | ||
When asked about any way for a user to delete their own files without having to ask support, " | When asked about any way for a user to delete their own files without having to ask support, "meder" replied "For now there isn't. Files expire after 7 days." In this case he clearly states that files are meant to "expire" after 7 days, implying deletion at that time or soon after (though again not expressly saying so). That was on 15/10/2024. | ||
The thread continues to this point with multiple users verifying the issue exists. | The thread continues to this point with multiple users verifying the issue exists. | ||
This issue can be verified either by checking the Discord channel https://discord.gg/fal-ai or by creating a Fal account, using the API to create and then delete any content and checking later to see the URL is still live. | This issue can be verified either by checking the Discord channel https://discord.gg/fal-ai or by creating a Fal account, using the API to create and then delete any content and checking later to see the URL is still live. | ||
==Products== | |||
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==See also== | |||
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