AI Can Easily Erase Photo Watermarks: Here’s How to Protect Yours

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AI Can Easily Erase Photo Watermarks: Here’s How to Protect Yours

Happy that your photos are safe online hidden behind aggressive watermarking? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. New Google research shows that a lot of

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/08/18/ai-can-easily-erase-photo-watermarks-heres-protect/

Using clever AI algorithms, it’s possible for a computer to zero in on the exact watermark and remove it from a photo as if it was rubbing away a smudge. Here are a couple examples Google shared using stock photos: