Google is making AI images easier to create, and deepfakes easier to spot

Google AI deepfake image generation Google is making AI images easier to create, and deepfakes easier to spot Google Pics is a new AI photo editor, meanwhile SynthID and C2PA watermarking gets added to Search and Chrome By Daniel Sims May 19, 2026, 20:32 Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: As AI image generators become more powerful, deepfakes and other fabricated images are becoming harder to spot. While Google's evolving Gemini suite is partially responsible, the company is trying to keep the technology under control by making new watermarking and detection systems more widely available. Google Pics is the company's new AI image-editing tool, which aims to make altering photos easier than ever.

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