It doesn't make sense to require that AI generated images include a watermark

Realistically, there are virtually no tangible benefits to making it a misdemeanor, a felony, etc., to fail to include a watermark or label somewhere in AI generated text, audio, video, images, etc.

Sure, it could allow people to better understand how media was created, but, there are a few problems with that.

  • It's unlikely that all audio, video, and image editing software that uses AI in some way will automatically apply a watermark or other label
  • It's pointless, and has no utility
  • It would criminalize harmless actions for no reason
  • etc.

Requiring a watermark for all media that's been created with, or edited using AI would just cause problems, and wouldn't really solve any real world problems.

Posted Oct 7, 2025, 2:34 AM UTC

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