From PC Mag: Camera companies are looking to fight the rise of AI-generated images by embedding digital signatures in the photos.
Nikon, for instance, plans to start offering mirrorless cameras with authentication technology built in for photojournalists and other professional photographers. The technology will embed tamper-resistant digital signatures, including the date and time a photo was taken as well as its location and the photographer, Nikkei Asia reports.
A group of news organizations, camera makers, and technology companies have joined together to create a web tool called Verify for checking the authenticity of images for free. If the image has a digital signature, the site will display the date, location, and other credentials for the image.
The authentication technology is now adopted by Nikon, Sony, and Canon. Sony plans to expand the lineup of compatible camera models and lobby others to do the same and will incorporate digital signatures into its professional-grade mirrorless SLRs via a firmware update this year. Canon also plans to release a camera with the technology as early as next year. The technology was tested by Sony and the Associated Press this past October.
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