SynthID Detector Opens to Public with Cross-Industry Watermark Verification

Key Info

Google opened SynthID Detector as a publicly accessible verification portal that lets anyone check whether an image, video, or audio file carries an AI watermark, including content produced by partners such as OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon Apple.

Highlights

• The portal is available globally in English and checks files for SynthID watermarks regardless of which company generated them
• Google has watermarked 180 billion images and videos plus more than 240,000 years of audio content to date
• The system regularly handles 1 million verification requests per day
• The portal joins existing built-in verification features in Google Search, the Gemini app, and Chrome