Bloomberg News reports that Alphabet Inc’s first effort is related to “About this image”. This allows you to identify those images that Google once indexed and where they appeared first. It also allows you to determine where these images have been seen online.
What are the Features Being Added by Google?
There are two features that Google is adding to its image search. This endeavor will ensure that there is reduced spreading of misinformation. It is even more important since artificial intelligence tools allow you to develop fake photorealistic trivial.
The first feature that the search engine giant is introducing is known as “About this image“, as mentioned above, to track those images that have already been indexed but resurface elsewhere online.
The main objective of this feature is to let users know the source and simultaneously contextualize the image, thereby debunking any evidence provided by news organizations.
Every AI-Generated image Marked
The search engine giant is expected to mark all images generated by artificial intelligence. These tools are compatible with other services and platforms to ensure the markups are added to the files. Shutterstock and Midjourney are the publishers that Google has onboard. And when any AI-generated content on the search results page is flagged.
Bloomberg News reports that the issues related to the origin of images online are an issue that is growing rapidly in the age of AI. Many startups are developing tools for such verification and authentication.
For instance, Truepic Inc, which Microsoft backs, offers systems that ensure that an image has not undergone any manipulation right from capture until delivery. The new features will be made available by Google within a year but are of low tech. However, the positive impact might be bigger provided the industry has adequate support.
