AI Generated Image
iPhone 18 Pro can authenticate that your photo wasn't edited with AI
9to5Mac • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple is launching a new Reference Image feature with the iPhone 18 Pro that digitally authenticates photos to verify they have not been altered by AI after capture.
- The feature uses Apple Private Cloud Compute to create a cryptographic signature for each photo, allowing users to compare the original "digital negative" with any edited versions.
- Reference Image aims to address concerns over synthetic AI-generated imagery by clearly indicating whether a photo reflects true reality.
- Authenticated images and their reference signatures can be shared with others for verification, but the feature will not be available in the European Union or China.
- AI-generated images created with Apple’s tools, like Image Playgrounds and editing features such as Extend and Spatial Reframe, will include SynthID markers to identify synthetic content.
