The AI-focused COPIED Act would make removing digital watermarks illegal

In this article:

• Purpose: Protect journalists and artists from unauthorized use of their work by AI models.
• Directed Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
• Responsibilities of NIST:
  • Create standards and guidelines for proving the origin of content.
  • Develop methods for detecting synthetic content, such as watermarking.
  • Implement security measures to prevent content tampering.
• AI Tool Requirements:
  • Allow users to attach origin information to creative or journalistic content.
  • Prohibit removal of origin information.
  • Forbid use of such content for training AI models.
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