Google AI can easily erase watermarks from photos

Google created an AI that can easily remove the digital watermarks photographers put on their images to prevent unauthorized use. In a paper published online Thursday, research scientists at the firm describe how a computer algorithm can get past this protection and remove watermarks automatically when working with collections instead of single images. This gives users unobstructed access to the clean images the watermarks are intended to protect, and Google said the purpose of the research was to disclose the issue and find solutions. Google created an AI that can easily and automatically remove the types of digital watermarks photographers put on their images to prevent unauthorized use working with collections instead of single images. While removing a watermark from a single image is extremely challenging, the researchers found a'loophole' that makes it simple when working with an entire collection.