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People are using Google’s new #AI model to remove #watermarks from images

techcrunch.com/2025/03/17/peop

Users on social media have discovered a controversial use case for Google’s new Gemini AI model: removing watermarks from images, including from images published by Getty Images and other well-known stock media outfits.

TechCrunch · People are using Google's new AI model to remove watermarks from images | TechCrunchPeople appear to be using Google's new Gemini model to remove watermarks from images, according to reports on social media.

TechCrunch: People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images. “Users on social media have discovered a controversial use case for Google’s new Gemini AI model: removing watermarks from images, including from images published by Getty Images and other well-known stock media outfits.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/18/techcrunch-people-are-using-googles-new-ai-model-to-remove-watermarks-from-images/

The Register: China announces plan to label all AI-generated content with watermarks and metadata. “Chinese authorities last week announced “identification measures” for AI-generated content that will require it to be labelled with human and machine-readable notifications. The new regulations require images, videos, audio and ‘virtual scenes’ to include metadata that explains they’re […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/18/the-register-china-announces-plan-to-label-all-ai-generated-content-with-watermarks-and-metadata/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · The Register: China announces plan to label all AI-generated content with watermarks and metadata | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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arthist.netShort Course: Watermarks & Computational Art HistoryAnnemiek te Stroete. The Haque, The Netherlands, May 12–22, 2025, Deadline: Mar 31, 2025

FStoppers: Google Adds Watermarks to AI Photos. “Google has introduced a digital watermarking system called SynthID to discreetly label images that are generated or heavily edited by artificial intelligence. The technology embeds an imperceptible identifier into the pixels of AI-created or AI-modified photos, which humans cannot see but software can detect.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/09/fstoppers-google-adds-watermarks-to-ai-photos/