Google is working on a tool to help you identify AI images: Feature details, how it works and more

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Among all the generative AI-based features, the one feature that caught the most limelight was the ability to generate AI images. The feature – for better or worse – allows users to generate and even edit an existing image that looks similar to real-life images using simple text prompts. All of this has brought a major problem – how to differentiate a real image from the AI-generated ones. With AI getting better and better, things are becoming more difficult. Google might have a solution or at least the company is planning to offer a solution just for that.

Google’s new tool to identify AI images
According to a report by Android Authority, Google is working on a new feature within the Google Photos app that will show users information to help them identify AI images. The feature has been found within the code of an unreleased version of Google Photos app – version 7.3 – to be specific. The code gives a hint at the upcoming AI identification feature within the app.

How Google Photos AI identification feature will work
The feature is still unreleased, but whatever the code has revealed suggests that the Photos app will show credits for given photos with details like “Made with Google AI in the credit tab which will be accessible via EXIF data of the image.

Also, Google Photos images that are generated or edited using AI already carry the disclaimer – "AI-Generated with Google Photos" or "AI-Generated with Google"

That’s not it. Google Photos might also be able to tell you the exact AI tool used to create, modify or edit the image.

Rollout details
Currently, the feature seems to be under development and we expect it to live for all Google Photos users with future updates. Also, we are not completely sure whether Google will make the feature available for all users or only for Google One subscribers.