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Google@Google · Oct 7, 2026

Today, we're expanding SynthID Detector in partnership with @OpenAI, @NVIDIA, Kakao & soon @Apple as part of an…

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Google is expanding its SynthID Detector tool globally in partnership with OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and Apple to help users verify whether images, videos, and audio were generated by AI. The detector identifies SynthID watermarks embedded by Google and partner companies, and has already watermarked over 180 billion images and videos plus 240,000 years of audio content.

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    Today, we're expanding SynthID Detector in partnership with @OpenAI, @NVIDIA, Kakao & soon @Apple as part of an industry-wide effort to make AI-generated content more transparent. Available globally in English, our verification portal lets you check if media was made with AI 🧵

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    Want to check if an image, video, or audio file was made using AI? Here’s how: 1️⃣ Go to synthid.com and upload an image, video, or audio file 2️⃣ The portal scans the media to detect if the file contains a SynthID watermark from Google or our partners

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    Since first launching SynthID in 2023, we've watermarked more than 180 billion images and videos, along with 240,000 years of audio content. This tool joins our built-in verification features in Search, @GeminiApp, and @GoogleChrome, which now regularly handle more than 1 million verification requests daily. The SynthID Detector platform is part of our ongoing work to give you more context about the media you see online, so you can navigate the web with confidence. Learn more ↓ goo.gle/4rU9uOW