Part VI

The Frontier and Control

The narrative chapter for this era is still being written. Meanwhile, the chronicle of events is ready to read.

January 2026 — now

Chronicle of this part

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    OpenAI adds Google's invisible marks to AI images so fakes can be spotted

    In May 2026, OpenAI began embedding SynthID, invisible marks invented at Google, in images made with AI. Kakao and ElevenLabs are adopting them too, and you can now check whether an image is AI-generated right in Google Search.