As AI technology continues to evolve, companies are actively looking for ways to ensure they are taking responsibility by establishing transparency around artificially generated content and maintaining ethical boundaries. We see Google taking note and taking steps to alleviate concerns around digital content and the blurring between authentic and computer-generated media. The company is proposing an interesting feature update in which Google Photos would label AI-generated images.
With the increasing complexity of images modified by AI, Google Photos will identify these modifications via an information section.
When it comes to transparency in AI, Google is going a step further by taking a proactive approach to ensure that original content is not mixed with AI-edited images. To continue its commitment, Google Photos is undergoing an update. An AI information section will be added to the image alongside details like file name, location, etc. If the appropriate metadata is available, the “i” icon will be added with a glow. All you have to do is swipe for the details to appear at the bottom.
The addition of the “Credit” field in Google Photos marks a big step forward for Android, iOS and even the web, as users can clearly identify images made by Google’s AI or even edited using Pixel Studio or Gemini. This provides more clarity on the images they share and will promote more trust through the authenticity retained in media classification.
The digital source would be further divided into two parts, where editing is done via Generative AI, which includes the use of Zoom Enhance, Magic Eraser and Magic Editor. There would then be a composition of the category of captured images where images containing elements added from one or the other Add me or Best Take and are exclusive to Pixel phones would be ranked.
What’s interesting is that images don’t need to use Google tools to be identified; any image that follows the metadata standard will be distinguished. This feature will be rolled out next week on Google Photos. Google plans to implement more transparency when it comes to AI changes and has even joined the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) to further highlight how seriously they take this.
