People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images

[Kaz]

 

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Users on social media have discovered a controversial use case for Google’s new Gemini AI model: removing watermarks from images, including from images published by Getty Images and other well-known stock media outfits.

Last week, Google expanded access to its Gemini 2.0 Flash model’s image generation feature, which lets the model natively generate and edit image content. It’s a powerful capability, by all accounts. But it also appears to have few guardrails. Gemini 2.0 Flash will uncomplainingly create images depicting celebrities and copyrighted characters, and — as alluded to earlier — remove watermarks from existing photos.

As several X and Reddit users noted, Gemini 2.0 Flash won’t just remove watermarks, but will also attempt to fill in any gaps created by a watermark’s deletion. Other AI-powered tools do this, too, but Gemini 2.0 Flash seems to be exceptionally skilled at it — and free to use.

 

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People appear to be using Google's new Gemini model to remove watermarks from images, according to reports on social media.

 

Que chorus "It's the end of the world as we know it."

[bonami2]

  On 18/03/2025 at 03:05, Kaz said:

 

People are using Google's new AI model to remove watermarks from images | TechCrunch

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People appear to be using Google's new Gemini model to remove watermarks from images, according to reports on social media.

 

Que chorus "It's the end of the world as we know it."

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Just seen a post about someone recording voice of their boss and using AI to make it seem like he was harrasing them. It getting crazy!

[Kaz]

  On 23/03/2025 at 23:23, bonami2 said:

 

 

Just seen a post about someone recording voice of their boss and using AI to make it seem like he was harrasing them. It getting crazy!

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I probably fall into the paranoid side, but I like to think I'm just technically inclined and aware.  This is why my voice isn't all over youtube!