Google launched a public website on Tuesday allowing anyone to verify whether an image, video or audio clip was generated by artificial intelligence. The tool, which previously tested with select journalists and researchers at Google I/O last year, now accepts uploads in dozens of formats including MP4, WAV and JPEG. It relies on SynthID, a watermarking system introduced in 2023 that embeds invisible identifiers into media created by Google models like Gemini and Veo. Partners such as OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao also adopt this standard, while Apple plans to add support shortly. Google has integrated verification directly into the Gemini app and Chrome browser, recording one million daily requests so far. Unlike competing standards from Microsoft and Meta, which sometimes fail to detect their own outputs, this approach aims for consistent identification across the industry.
- Supports over thirty file types for images, video and audio
- One million verification requests recorded daily
- Adopted by major tech firms including OpenAI and NVIDIA
