Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone to check for AI-made media
Google has opened its SynthID Detector to everyone. The free website checks whether an image, video or audio file carries Google’s SynthID watermark, a hidden signal its AI tools add to what they create. The tool is available globally in English from Wednesday, Google DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli wrote in a company blog post.
It flags media made with AI from Google and its partners OpenAI, Nvidia and Kakao. Support for Apple is coming “soon”, Google said.
“As AI tools become better and easier to use, having clear context about the content you encounter online helps you make informed decisions about what to trust,” Kohli wrote.
From journalists to everyone
Google introduced an early version of the detectorin May 2025, for journalists, media professionals and researchers. It has watermarked more than 180 billion images and videos with SynthID since 2023, along with 240,000 years of audio, the company said....
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