The genie has been out of the bottle for 100 years, it's delusional to think that some voluntary watermark is going to stop that.
In reality, all images will cease to be trustworthy and there's nothing that can be done about this.
Why are humans powerless to do anything about this? Aren't we making the technology? It's kind of a big problem for the future of the justice system and politics.
Because local models exist and you can't take them away.
Drugs are banned, they still exist. Many torrents flourish (that violate copyright laws), humans can't seem to stop those.
Generative AI has too much commercial utility to ever be "snatched back" at this point through legislative means.
> It's kind of a big problem for the future of the justice system and politics.
People will adapt, but this "big problem" is going nowhere.
Re:Remove AI Watermarks
by amanaplanacanal on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @08:13AM
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Before the invention of photography, all we had were paintings and drawings. You wouldn't trust a painting to faithfully represent the truth.
We already have the problem of people blindly trusting shit they read on the Internet.
Stalin controlled the state. The state controls companies. Companies control watermarking.
This sort of solution to the fake image problem, makes it easier for stalin not harder. If everyone can make fake images that is one thing. If only the dictator can, well that is much worse.
Do you want to make it easier for the next Stalin?