Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | TechCrunch · AuraTracer

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On August 14, 2026, TechCrunch reported that Google updated its strategy for generating content using artificial intelligence, allowing users to remove the visible watermarks that were originally present in AI-generated content. Previously, these watermarks were used to indicate that the content was generated by AI, but this update gave users the right to delete this marker.

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Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | TechCrunch

Google 周五宣布允许用户移除其 AI 生成内容（包括图像、视频和歌曲）上的可见水印。公司 VP Josh Woodward 表示，该功能将适用于 Nano Banana、Omni 和 Lyria 模型，并可在 Gemini 及 Google 视频编辑器 Flow 中开启或关闭，搜索支持即将推出。此举旨在平衡创意控制与安全需求：虽然可见水印变为可选，但不可见的 SynthID 水印及 C2PA 相关元数据仍保留以确保持续的透明度，用户可通过 Gemini 或搜索识别 AI 生成内容。该功能将在数日后上线，设置路径为“设置 > 媒体水印”。此外，Google 开源了新库 Credentio，供开发者在其应用中嵌入本地验证机制。