I don't know I really like the definitive indicator that something is AI so I can completely ignore anything else that comes from them.
I don't know I really like the definitive indicator that something is AI so I can completely ignore anything else that comes from them.
I think the issue is it was never definitive. This is a great way to show people that.
I have not read anyone claim that SynthID had a false alarm issue, so if it returned positive I would believe it is synthetic.
You can trivially false-flag any image by uploading it to gemini and asking it to return it as-is
That's not what the previous comment is referring to. They're referring to false positives, i.e "Gemini did not generate this (or process it) yet it says SynthID confirmed"
So imagine the damage you could do to an artist by having Gemini flag it then saying “see here’s the proof they’re using AI art!” That person would get eaten alive.
...except they can produce the same image without the fake SynthID.
it does have a false negative issue
An issue this tool exacerbates. Labeling AI output is a good thing.
If someone's doing something you don't like, you can't really count on them doing it the way you prefer.
You can count on them doing it in a way that's economical for them. It's how email spam filters and ad blockers work. Sure somebody will always find a way to bypass it, and that's the arms race. A filter with zero false positives that removes 80% of slop is pretty darn good though.
Are markers being removed here the same or similar to ones tools might add if you use an AI tool just to edit a photo? like a more complicated object removal in a photo editor?