Google's image editing AI 'Imagination' will have a mechanism to embed a digital watermark 'SynthID' that indicates the use of generation AI
The Pixel 9 series is equipped with a feature called '
Google Photos brings SynthID to Reimagine in Magic Editor
https://blog.google/feed/synthid-reimagine-magic-editor/
Here is an example of how to edit an image using your imagination: First, here is the original image.
After launching Imagination, select the part of the river where the water is flowing, type in 'frozen river' and perform the edit.
Within seconds, an image of the frozen river was generated.
Additionally, use your imagination and add a full moon to the top of the photo below.
The edited result looks like this. At first glance, you wouldn't realize that the moon was added later.
The following article provides detailed information on how to use Imagination and examples of work.
The image generation AI installed in the Pixel 9 was so easy to create fake images that it was hard to believe the photos - GIGAZINE
As mentioned above, Imagination can generate fairly natural images, making it difficult to tell at a glance whether they are real or processed images. Therefore, Google has announced that it will embed SynthIDs in images processed using Imagination from the second week of February 2025.
SynthID is an invisible digital watermark that can be embedded in images, text, audio, and video created using generative AI. Using tools that recognize SynthID, it becomes possible to distinguish whether or not generative AI has been used in each piece of content.
Google launches 'SynthID,' a tool that uses digital watermarks on 'images generated by image generation AI' to prevent the spread of fakes - GIGAZINE
However, small edits such as 'changing the color of a small flower in an image' may be missed by SynthID labeling.
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