Chat GPT to add watermark in AI-generated images

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have seen rapid growth in recent years, with Studio Ghibli-style images taking the social media world by storm.

Since the launch of ‘ChatGPT4.0’, the creation of these images has not only increased, but their realistic and captivating style has also caught the attention of millions of users. At times, their popularity has temporarily affected the AI’s image generation capabilities.

However, the growing popularity of these images has raised legal issues, especially regarding copyright and intellectual property. To address the issues, OpenAI has started considering watermarking its AI. This was revealed by AI researcher Taber Blahu, who discovered some information in the AI’s code which revealed that the watermark feature would be specific to users who are using a free account.

It has been learned that users who do not have ChatGPT Plus or Pro subscriptions will have their images created with a watermark. Users with premium subscriptions will not face this restriction, which may lead to this trend attracting more users to premium subscriptions.

This approach is not unexpected as OpenAI has previously proposed watermarking text content created by its AI. Along with the development of AI, watermarking aims to tackle issues such as deepfakes and fraud. The current challenge is to strike a balance between accessibility and copyright protection in the use of AI.

Watermarking systems are now becoming an emerging standard in the field of AI and will make it possible to identify images that have actually been created by artificial intelligence. The decision aims not only to resolve legal issues but also to ensure that the rights of creators are protected, despite the fame and popularity of AI creations.

Overall, this is an important step towards increasing the transparency and ethical use of AI-generated content. However, it will take time for users to adapt to this change, and it will be interesting to see how this decision is received by them.