Google’s DeepMind and Google Cloud have joined forces to create a new tool called SynthID.
This tool helps identify images made by AI and adds a special hidden mark to them. This mark is almost invisible to humans but can be seen by computers. It’s like a secret code that says, “This image was made by AI.”
Why is this important? Well, AI can create all sorts of images, and sometimes people use AI to spread fake pictures. This tool helps us know when we’re looking at an AI-made image and not something real. It’s like a detective for AI images.
DeepMind and Google Research worked together to create SynthID. They trained it using many different images to make sure it’s good at spotting AI-made pictures. It’s not perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction.
This tool could be very helpful in the future, not just for images but also for other things AI creates, like videos and text. Other companies are also working on similar tools because we want to be able to trust what we see on the internet.
So, thanks to SynthID, we might have a better way to tell when a picture was made by AI. It’s like a digital detective for the AI age.