A new watermark-removing AI could be a big problem for professional photographers.
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For the past years, artificial intelligence has made many tasks easier for humans.
With the ongoing AI race, more and more tech firms are developing their own advanced AI models.
However, many creative professionals shared their concerns since they believe AIs, such as ChatGPT, could replace them.
Now, it seems like they have another AI model to worry about.
This Watermark-Removing AI Could Major Problem
According to Digital Camera World's latest report, WatermarkRemover.io has been launched.
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This new AI is designed to remove watermarks from copyrighted images.
It works by relying on the process called area prediction. After that, it will use the data it gathered to replace the watermarks with the needed parts of the images.
It accurately makes a new version of the copyrighted photo without the watermarks.
WatermarkRemover.io is available via the web and Google Play Store. Anyone can access it for free for personal use.
But, if you will be removing watermarks for professional or commercial purposes, you must have a subscription plan.
Although this AI is quite efficient, there are other ways for professional photographers to protect their images.
Protecting Your Images
Aside from using watermarks, PIXSY provides other ways how to protect your images from other people.
One of these uses a hidden foreground layer. Using a transparent foreground layer will prevent other users from downloading your images.
If they try to download your photos, the transparent foreground will be installed instead.
Aside from transparent foreground layers, you can also rely on these methods:
- Use digital signatures.
- Always edit the EXIG data of your captured images.
- If you upload your captured photos online, try making them low-resolution.
- Try adjusting your images' color profile. Your best option would be sRGB for photos uploaded on the web.
Previously, various AIs also concerned many experts.
These include the appearance of the first AI lawyer in a real court. Thankfully, it was canceled.
Stable Diffusion's AI also led to a serious lawsuit about copyright infringement.
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