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Related to this, the EU AI Act requires mandatory watermarking that is cannot be removed or is illegal to remove. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/poli

Related to this, the EU AI Act requires mandatory watermarking that is cannot be removed or is illegal to remove. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-icons-labelling-ai-generated-content https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-icons-l... If Facebook already embeds user IDs in images (AI or no AI) I can only drool to think what kind tracking, advertising and mass surveillance opportunities are coming.

N19PEDL2 3mo ago
How can a watermark be unremovable?
- embedding-shape 3mo ago
  The actual rules don't say that I think, it's more about the intention that the watermark is embedded with the image/multimedia itself, so it's persisting even if someone "right-click > save" the image or takes a screenshot, not literally regulated the watermark has to be unremovable. > (Summary) The icon should be directly embedded into the deep fake or published text (except for creative works), unless equivalent alternatives are available such as a user interface overlay. The icon must be visible when content is reshared or downloaded.
  - charcircuit 3mo ago
    It says the icons are optional. So that icon must not be what the other person was talking about.
    - embedding-shape 3mo ago
      > It says the icons are optional. So that icon must not be what the other person was talking about. What "watermark" are they talking about if not the label/icons? The label/icon in question are what the whole "EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content" thing is about, someone correct me if I'm having a big brain fart.
      - Ohentis 3mo ago
        I imagine the goal is for everything to use something like Google's synthid.
        embedding-shape 3mo ago
        That sounds like one possible implementation, not the goal per se. The goal (the explicit/stated one at least) is to give people a heads up what's AI generated vs not, when that's unclear.
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InsideOutSanta 3mo ago
I don't see anything about watermarking in the linked article, it's about labelling requirements. It describes situations where you are required to disclose if an image was AI-generated.

N19PEDL2 3mo ago

How can a watermark be unremovable?

embedding-shape 3mo ago
The actual rules don't say that I think, it's more about the intention that the watermark is embedded with the image/multimedia itself, so it's persisting even if someone "right-click > save" the image or takes a screenshot, not literally regulated the watermark has to be unremovable. > (Summary) The icon should be directly embedded into the deep fake or published text (except for creative works), unless equivalent alternatives are available such as a user interface overlay. The icon must be visible when content is reshared or downloaded.
- charcircuit 3mo ago
  It says the icons are optional. So that icon must not be what the other person was talking about.
  - embedding-shape 3mo ago
    > It says the icons are optional. So that icon must not be what the other person was talking about. What "watermark" are they talking about if not the label/icons? The label/icon in question are what the whole "EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content" thing is about, someone correct me if I'm having a big brain fart.
    - Ohentis 3mo ago
      I imagine the goal is for everything to use something like Google's synthid.
      - embedding-shape 3mo ago
        That sounds like one possible implementation, not the goal per se. The goal (the explicit/stated one at least) is to give people a heads up what's AI generated vs not, when that's unclear.
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InsideOutSanta 3mo ago

I don't see anything about watermarking in the linked article, it's about labelling requirements. It describes situations where you are required to disclose if an image was AI-generated.