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4 practical guides about detection.

X · FORCED AI LABEL

How to Stop X From Forcing the “Made with AI” Label on Your Posts

Upload an AI image to X and the “Made with AI” label can appear already ticked and greyed out. It is triggered by signals in your file, which means it is avoidable.

4 min read
SURVIVES SIMPLE EDITS

Does Cropping or Resizing Remove SynthID? What Actually Works

SynthID is spread across the whole image on purpose. Trimming a corner or shrinking the file leaves most of the signal intact. Here is how much survives, and what does not.

3 min read
DETECT · VERIFY

How to Check Whether an Image Has a SynthID Watermark

There is no public SynthID API, so the reliable way to check is Google’s own detector. Here is how to use it, and what a positive or negative result actually means.

4 min read
PLATFORM LABELS

How YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok Detect and Label AI Images

Platforms label AI content using provenance metadata, embedded watermarks, upload disclosures, and their own classifiers. Removing one signal is not the same as removing the label.

4 min read