Google's SynthID Is the Latest Tool for Catching AI-Made Content. What Is AI 'Watermarking,' and Does It Work?

Google’s SynthID is the latest tool for catching AI-made content. What is AI ‘watermarking’ and does it work?

AI watermarks are supposed to help us tell if content is real or generated. But they dramatically vary in effectiveness.

Google's SynthID is the latest tool for catching AI-made content. What is AI 'watermarking,' and does it work?

Last month, Google announced SynthID Detector, a new tool to detect AI-generated content. Google claims it can identify AI-generated content in text, image, video or audio.

Google SynthID: AI Content Detection Tool Complete Guide 2025

Last month, Google announced SynthID Detector, a new tool designed to identify AI-generated content. The company claims it can detect AI-created text, images, videos, and audio with high accuracy. Google SynthID: AI Content Detection Tool Complete Guide 2025 However, several important limitations exist. Currently, the tool is only available to "early testers" through a waitlist system. More significantly, SynthID primarily works for content gene…

Study: AI detection software varies in effectiveness

Key points: The way software is trained has an impact on its ability to detect AI Can technology help schools prevent AI-based cheating? How will schools replace devices bought during the pandemic? For more news on AI detection, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The emergence of generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT has challenged educators to find effective ways to identify whether the work their students submit is original or AI-generated…