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Google launched a web-based SynthID Detector that anyone can use to identify AI-created and AI-edited images, videos, and audio. Google says more than 180 billion pieces of content carry SynthID watermarks.
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Google has made its SynthID Detector website available, and it flags content created with AI tools from OpenAI, Google, Apple and other companies.
Why it matters: It gives people a public way to check whether content was made with AI tools from a range of companies.
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