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Watermarking

Embedding a hidden, detectable signal into AI-generated content (text, images, audio) so it can later be identified as AI-generated.

Watermarking is one proposed tool for addressing misinformation and deepfakes, though it's not yet a fully solved or universally adopted technique.
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