Google upgrades its AI detection tool. How to use SynthID.
THE SO WHAT
Upgraded SynthID means provenance and AI-detection are hardening into a real layer of the media stack, not just a research demo. If you ship or host user-generated content, you should be evaluating watermark/detector combos now — regulators and rights-holders will treat “we didn’t know it was AI” as a weak defense.
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