importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-08-14T16:13:40Z
Google Enables Removal of Visible Watermarks in AI-Generated Media Outputs
Google allows users to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated content like images, videos, and songs, while retaining invisible SynthID and C2PA metadata for transparency. The update, part of a broader strategy to balance creative control with accountability, includes open-sourcing the Credentio library for local validation mechanisms.
Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file.
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