In the world of artificial intelligence-powered tools, it keeps getting harder and harder to differentiate real and AI-generated images. No one can easily identify an AI-created photo at the first glance. However, Google Photos could soon help you identify AI-generated images. Notably, folks over at Android Authority have uncovered this ability in the APK code of the Google Photos app.
Soon, you will be easily able to identify AI-created images using Google Photos
The source has found clues in the Google Photos app’s version 7.3 regarding the ability to identify AI-generated images. This ability will allow you to find out whether a photo is created using an artificial intelligence tool. One of the layout files in the APK of Google Photos v7.3 has identifiers for AI-generated images in the XML code. The source has uncovered three ID strings namely “@id/ai_info”, “@id/credit”, and “@id/digital_source_type”, inside the code.
Furthermore, the report suggests that the “@id/credit” ID could likely display the photo’s credit tag. If the photo is made using Google’s Gemini, then Google Photos can identify its “Made with Google AI” credit tag. It will allow Google Photos to identify AI-generated images quite easily.
Also, the “@id/digital_source_type” ID could refer to the source type field. This will showcase the media source from where the AI photo was created. There’s no word as to what the “@id/ai_info” ID in the XML code refers to.
Google Photos will use these identifiers of an image to tell if it is AI-generated
Notably, the report also mentions that it’s likely all the aforementioned information will be displayed in the image details section. The IPTC metadata will allow Google Photos to easily find out if an image is made using an AI generator. That said, soon it will be very easy to identify AI-created images using the Google Photos app.
As of now, this feature isn’t live on Google Photos. However, we can expect Google to roll out the new functionality as soon as possible as it’s already inside Google Photos.