OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
Source: TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) · Aditya Mehta
Intel Summary
OpenAI plans to implement invisible text watermarking for ChatGPT and Codex outputs in the European Union to comply with the EU AI Act. The company notes that subsequent text editing can reduce the detectability of the watermarks.
Why It Matters
This implementation demonstrates how frontier AI providers are adapting text generation outputs to satisfy EU AI Act compliance requirements, while highlighting the technical limitations of text watermarking against post-generation modifications.
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SourceOpenAI implements watermarking for ChatGPT text in the EU
OpenAI is implementing invisible textGrain watermarks for ChatGPT text in the European Union while allowing API customers worldwide to opt out. Reported testing indicates detection rates reach up to 95 percent, but fall to 17 percent when a quarter of the generated words are substituted. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.
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