Used Google’s Magic Editor to edit photos? Google will now display AI editing information with it
Online conversation is increasingly heated around the question of what defines a photograph Artificial intelligence plays a role in regulating it. Advanced tools such as Google‘s Magic Editor on Google Pixel 9 Sketch-to-Image series and features on Samsung Galaxy S24 series is bringing this discussion to the forefront.
Many users believe it would be helpful if tech giants clearly indicated when images were created or enhanced by AI. Google is addressing these concerns with a new update to Google Photos, which will reveal images that have been edited using synthetic AI. Google said this change will take effect next week.
Google says it will include AI information with photos
“Photos edited with tools such as Magic Editor, Magic Eraser and Zoom Enhance already include metadata based on technical standards from the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) to indicate that they have been edited. edited using synthetic AI,” Google said in a recent blog post.
It added: “Photos edited with tools such as Magic Editor, Magic Eraser and Zoom Enhance already include metadata based on technical standards from the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) to indicates that they have been edited using synthetic AI.”
Google says it will ensure that this information is displayed along with details like file name, location, and backup status in the Photos app.
Additionally, recognizing that photos can often be the result of combining multiple images through features like Add Me or Best Take, the company will also include metadata to show that the image includes elements from different images using ungenerated features.
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Apple’s Craig Federighi recently spoke candidly about ‘fantasy’ photos in an interview with WSJ
This move by Google comes shortly after Apple’s Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, told WSJ’s Joanna Stern earlier this week Apple was concerned about generalized AI features being used to modify images. He said: “Photography has a great history and how people look at photographic content as something they can rely on to reflect reality” and that “it’s important to us that we help provide provide accurate information, not imagination.”
According to Federighi, Apple even debated internally about adding decommissioning features like Clean Up. “Yeah, I would say, even the possibility of getting rid of that water bottle is an issue that has caused a lot of controversy. Internally, do we want to easily remove that water bottle or that mic because that water bottle was there–when you took the photo?” he said.
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