The need for transparency around AI-generated content is clear, but the value of measures like watermarks is not.
A few miles away, White House aides and reporters scrambled to figure out whether a viral online image of the exploding building was in fact real.
It wasn’t. It was AI-generated. Yet government officials, journalists, and tech companies were unable to take action before the image had real impact. It not only caused confusion but led to a dip in financial markets.
In late May, the Pentagon appeared to be on fire.