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Google’s SynthID AI Watermarking Tech Claimed to Be Reverse-Engineered

5:55 PM IST · April 15, 2026

In the world of artificial intelligence (AI) detection, Google's SynthID stands out. First previewed in 2023, it is a watermarking technology that adds an invisible and imperceptible layer of watermark into the content, including text, images, videos, and audio. The Mountain View-based tech giant claims that SynthID cannot be removed, but a developer is now claiming that he was not only able to reverse engineer the watermarking tech, but also distort it to the level that it confuses systems detecting AI content.