AI and non-AI edits could be flagged directly in the photo details view
Google Photos could soon make it easier to see if a photo or video has been altered with AI tools. This unreleased feature, discovered through references in a breakdown of the app’s code, will attempt to mitigate the issue of not being able to properly identify when a photo or video is real or a deepfake.
The discovery was made in version 7.41 of the app, where code references a feature called « threepio. » It would add a new « How was this made » section to the photo details view. It would involve swiping up on a photo or video, where users could see details about how it was created or edited.
The labels it might include are:
« Media created with AI »
« Edited with AI tools »
« Edited with multiple AI tools »
« Edited with non-AI tools »
« Media captured with a camera without software adjustments »
It may also detect when multiple editing tools were used or when several images were combined.
