… It’s also continuing to work on improving the watermarking system. “I think they wanted to show that they're in good faith doing it,” says Pan, “but I don't think you can ever have a watermark that will withstand everything.”
… However, there's always been workarounds for older PC running Windows 11. …
… SynthID is not the only AI watermarking technology. Meta released its Content Seal AI watermark recently, but Reuters found that simply cropping the images a bit would often eliminate the watermark . …
… Meanwhile, support for Google’s SynthID watermarks are coming to more AI content generated by OpenAI, Kakao, and ElevenLabs, though Google doesn’t specify what models or content this will apply to. …
… In a cursory Google search, I found a whole host of methods for removing such a watermark using other AI tools. If history is any guide, workarounds for the guardrails that OpenAI has set seem inevitable — especially in the misinformation age. …
… The watermark also appears in screenshots and screen recordings, which can make your setup look less professional if you regularly capture your screen for work or content creation. Although there are temporary workarounds to hide it, the watermark often reappears after installing new system updates. …
… OpenAI wrote in a release that “every video made with Sora has multiple signals that show it’s AI-generated,” such as metadata, a moving watermark on videos downloaded from Sora.com or the Sora app, and unspecified “internal detection tools to help assess whether a certain video or audio was create… …
… Robust or not, SynthID and C2PA can only detect watermarks if they’ve been added in the first place, and I doubt that many of the open-source models used to generate truly nefarious deepfake content are lining up to adopt these systems. …
… Photos release notes AI watermarking — AI-generated or edited images can now carry a visible Copilot watermark. You choose Never, Always, or Ask Every Time in Settings, with a confirmation when saving. The watermarking is off by default in settings. …
… You can get a pretty good idea of the final result despite the watermark. …