• 1. The visible mark: a signature you can see
  • 2. The invisible watermark: a signature hidden in the pixels
  • 3. C2PA: a signed statement attached to the file
  • 4. The lesser-known ones
  • 5. Why three layers, not one
  • 6. What "no mark found" means
  • 7. Self-declaration is a good start
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Tag: AI detection

Image showing a seal stamped onto a digital photo
Blog / Digital Forensics · 12 November 2026

How AI-Generated Images Say “Made by AI”: Visible Marks, Watermarks and C2PA

AI tools increasingly sign what they make, with a visible mark, an invisible watermark and a C2PA record. How each one works, how each one gets lost, and what “no mark found” really means.

Illustration showing two pictures of the golden sunset where one is real and one is ai generated. The magnifying glass over the ai generated one shows pixelated content representing the ability AI differences
Blog / Digital Forensics · 21 October 2026

Is This Photo Real? Why AI Is Making That Harder to Answer

Can you still spot an AI photo by eye? Why detection is getting harder, what it costs to build a generator, and the checks that still work.

A picture of a thumbnail broken up into a tiled grid area
Digital Forensics · 5 August 2026

Benford’s Law: Detecting AI-Generated Images Without AI

An 88-year-old fraud-detection law, applied to JPEG compression math, flags AI-generated and heavily edited photos — no AI detection model required at all.

Dramatic macro scan of a glowing digital seal being authenticated by a beam of light.
Blog / Digital Forensics · 9 July 2026

Think Twice Before Claiming AI Work as Your Own — What C2PA Content Credentials Prove

AI tools increasingly sign what they create, and editing the file rarely erases it. How C2PA content credentials work, who’s using them, and where LinkedIn fits in.

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