Google is adding two new features to its image search to reduce the spread of misinformation, especially now that artificial intelligence (AI) tools have made the creation of photorealistic fakes trivial.
The Alphabet Inc company’s first new feature is called “About this image,” serving up additional context like when an image or similar ones were first indexed by Google, where they first appeared and where else they have shown up online.
The intent is to help users pinpoint the original source, while also contextualizing an image with any debunking evidence that might have been provided by news organizations.
Photo: Reuters
Google is to mark every AI-generated image created by its tools as such, and it is working with other platforms and services to make sure they add the same markup to the files they put out.
Midjourney Inc and Shutterstock Inc are among the publishers Google has on board, and the goal is to ensure that all AI content that appears in search results is flagged as such.
The provenance of images online is a growing issue in the AI age, and there are several start-ups working to produce verification and authentication tools.
Microsoft Corp-backed Truepic Inc offers systems that ensure an image has not been manipulated from capture to delivery.
Google’s new features, which are rolling out over the course of this year, are comparatively lower-tech, though they might have a bigger positive impact with sufficient industry support.
Semiconductor business between Taiwan and the US is a “win-win” model for both sides given the high level of complementarity, the government said yesterday responding to tariff threats from US President Donald Trump. Home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), Taiwan is a key link in the global technology supply chain for companies such as Apple Inc and Nvidia Corp. Trump said on Monday he plans to impose tariffs on imported chips, pharmaceuticals and steel in an effort to get the producers to make them in the US. “Taiwan and the US semiconductor and other technology industries
SMALL AND EFFICIENT: The Chinese AI app’s initial success has spurred worries in the US that its tech giants’ massive AI spending needs re-evaluation, a market strategist said Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek’s (深度求索) eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc’s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of the US’ technological dominance. The app’s underlying AI model is widely seen as competitive with OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc’s latest. Its claim that it cost much less to train and develop triggered share moves across Asia’s supply chain. Chinese tech firms linked to DeepSeek, such as Iflytek Co (科大訊飛), surged yesterday, while chipmaking tool makers like Advantest Corp slumped on the potential threat to demand for Nvidia Corp’s AI accelerators. US stock
The US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a pause in rate cuts on Wednesday, as policymakers look to continue tackling inflation under close and vocal scrutiny from US President Donald Trump. The Fed cut its key lending rate by a full percentage point in the final four months of last year and indicated it would move more cautiously going forward amid an uptick in inflation away from its long-term target of 2 percent. “I think they will do nothing, and I think they should do nothing,” Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis former president Jim Bullard said. “I think the
‘LASER-FOCUSED’: Trump pledged tariffs on specific sectors, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, steel, copper and aluminum, and perhaps even cars US President Donald Trump said he wants to enact across-the-board tariffs that are “much bigger” than 2.5 percent, the latest in a string of signals that he is preparing widespread levies to reshape US supply chains. “I have it in my mind what it’s going to be but I won’t be setting it yet, but it’ll be enough to protect our country,” Trump told reporters on Monday night. Asked about a report that incoming US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent favored starting with a global rate of 2.5 percent, Trump said he did not think Bessent supported that and would not
RSS