Today, Google is making access to its SynthID Detector available to the public, which will make it easier to identify AI-generated content globally.
Last year, Google introduced an early version of the SynthID Detector to help media professionals verify AI-generated content. Now, Google is expanding access to everyone – with the tool available globally in English starting today.
Google is making it easier to identify AI-generated content globally.
As AI tools become better and easier to use, having clear context about the content encountered online helps people make informed decisions about what to trust. Since launching Google SynthID in 2023, Google has helped people identify AI-generated media using imperceptible watermarks across images, video, and audio. To date, Google has watermarked over 180 billion images and videos, along with 240,000 years of audio content.
Last year, Google introduced an early version of the SynthID Detector to help media professionals verify AI-generated content. Now, Google is expanding access to everyone – with the tool available globally in English starting today.
With the new SynthID Detector, anyone can easily check if an image, video, or audio file was made with AI from Google or our partners, including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon, Apple.
This tool joins the built-in verification features in Search, the Gemini app, and Chrome, which now regularly handle over 1 million requests daily. It’s all part of Google’s ongoing work to give more context about the media seen online, so people can navigate the web with confidence.
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