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OpenAI adds digital watermark to EU chatbot text

OpenAI will add a digital watermark to text and code generated in the EU to comply with the EU's new AI transparency rules, with the watermark making it possible to detect AI-generated content.

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OpenAI will add a digital watermark to text and code generated in the EU to comply with the EU's new AI transparency rules, with the watermark making it possible to detect AI-generated content.

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OpenAI has announced that it will start adding an invisible watermark to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union. This move is to comply with the EU's new AI transparency rules, which require AI companies to mark AI-generated content. The watermark works by subtly shaping the model's word choices, making it possible to detect whether the text was generated by a machine or a human. OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. The EU's new AI transparency rules require AI companies to mark AI-generated content. The watermark makes it possible to detect AI-generated content.

OpenAI will add a digital watermark to text and code generated in the EU. This move is to comply with the EU's new AI transparency rules. The watermark is to comply with the EU's new AI transparency rules. Article 50 of the EU's AI Act mandates that providers make text outputs identifiable. Pre-existing entities have until December 2 to comply with the EU's AI Act.

OpenAI's textGrain system adds an invisible statistical signal to the model's word choices. The detector can spot the signals and ascertain if there's a watermark. Replacing 10% of words with synonyms dropped detection from about 92% to 66%. A missing watermark does not prove human authorship. OpenAI said the watermark doesn't identify the user.

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  1. techcrunch
  2. engadget

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