Google opens its SynthID Detector to everyone, in English, for images, video and audio

Google says anyone can now check a file for a watermark from Google or partners including OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao, with Apple to follow.

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Google DeepMind said on 7 October 2026 that the SynthID Detector, introduced last year in an early version for media professionals, is now available to everyone globally in English. It lets anyone check whether an image, video or audio file was made with AI from Google or its partners, which Google lists as OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao, and soon Apple.

Google says it has watermarked over 180 billion images and videos and 240,000 years of audio with SynthID since launching it in 2023. It says the detector joins built-in verification in Search, the Gemini app and Chrome, which regularly handle over 1 million requests daily.

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1 We're making it easier to identify AI-generated content globally.Google · 7 Oct 2026 · 6 facts

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Google DeepMind's post is dated Oct 07, 2026 and is by Pushmeet Kohli. Quote: "Oct 07, 2026"

Pushmeet Kohli VP, Science and Strategic Initiatives, Google DeepMind Oct 07, 2026
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Google says it is expanding access to the SynthID Detector to everyone, available globally in English from the day of the post, after an early version last year for media professionals. Quote: "Now, we’re expanding access to everyone – with the tool available globally in English starting today."

Last year, we introduced an early version of the SynthID Detector to help media professionals verify AI-generated content. Now, we’re expanding access to everyone – with the tool available globally in English starting today.
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Google says anyone can check whether an image, video or audio file was made with AI from Google or partners including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon Apple. Quote: "anyone can easily check if an image, video, or audio file was made with AI from Google or our partners, including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon, Apple"

With the new SynthID Detector , anyone can easily check if an image, video, or audio file was made with AI from Google or our partners, including OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao, and soon, Apple.
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Google says it has watermarked over 180 billion images and videos, along with 240,000 years of audio content, since launching SynthID in 2023. Quote: "we’ve watermarked over 180 billion images and videos, along with 240,000 years of audio content"

Since launching Google SynthID in 2023, we've helped people identify AI-generated media using imperceptible watermarks across images, video, and audio. To date, we've watermarked over 180 billion images and videos, along with 240,000 years of audio content.
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Google says its built-in verification features in Search, the Gemini app and Chrome now regularly handle over 1 million requests daily. Quote: "which now regularly handle over 1 million requests daily"

This tool joins our built-in verification features in Search, the Gemini app, and Chrome, which now regularly handle over 1 million requests daily.
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Google says it introduced an early version of the SynthID Detector last year to help media professionals verify AI-generated content. Quote: "Last year, we introduced an early version of the SynthID Detector to help media professionals verify AI-generated content."

Last year, we introduced an early version of the SynthID Detector to help media professionals verify AI-generated content.
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