I built a Stable Diffusion playground in 200 lines and zero API keys. Here's how. (opens in new tab)

The first time I generated an AI image, I expected the worst. A signup page. Email verification. A "free trial" with a credit card on file. A Python SDK that wouldn't install. CUDA. A Hugging Face account. None of that happened. I typed a URL into my browser, pressed Enter, and waited five seconds. An image of an astronaut riding a horse on Mars appeared. I had not given anyone an email address. I had not installed anything. That's the API I built Day 34 of TechFromZero around: a free, zero-a...