This AI note will detail all of Google's useful photography functions, even the ones it deems "non-generative." Those features include images taken with " Add Me " or " Best Take ." Google states that while these don't use AI to alter the photo, it will still inform others that some form of technical wizardry was used to capture it.

Google Photos already includes metadata for images edited with tools like Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, and Zoom Enhance, following technical standards set by the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). This metadata indicates the use of generative AI in the editing process.

Starting next week, the Google Photos app will add a new disclosure for when a photo has been edited with one of its AI features, such as Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, and Zoom Enhance. When you click into a photo in Google Photos,

Google Photos has officially announced the new AI info section we spotted recently, and it will roll out to users starting next week.

There’s no putting the genie back in the bottle when it comes to generative AI forever shaking our trust in photos, but the tech industry has a responsibility to at least be as transparent as possible when these tools are used.

Google is adding new language for increased transparency about when AI has been used in the Google Photos app.

Google announced today that it will clearly identify images that have been edited using generative AI in Google Photos.

In acknowledgement of how gen AI makes complex image manipulation easy, Google Photos is getting an info section that identifies such edits.