Author: Brian Colwell

As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize content creation, the ability to distinguish between human and AI-generated content has become increasingly crucial. Digital watermarking, a technique originally developed to protect intellectual property in…

Digital watermarking, a technique originally developed to protect intellectual property in traditional media, has emerged as a promising solution not only for identifying AI-generated content, but for protecting the actual intellectual property…

While current watermarking technologies offer viable methods for content attribution and model protection, they continue to face significant technical challenges, particularly in balancing attack robustness against the fundamental trade-offs of detectability, content…

Synthetic media is becoming increasingly indistinguishable from human-created content and, as AI continues to move to the edge, effective watermarking will become increasingly important for protecting intellectual property. Problematically, most watermarking techniques face significant…

There is an inherent trade-off in watermarking systems between watermark strength (z-score) and text quality (perplexity) for various combinations of watermarking parameters: increasing robustness often reduces fidelity and capacity, and stronger watermarks that resist…

The first five months of 2025 have witnessed remarkable breakthroughs in watermarking technology across all domains – responses, to be sure, to increasing concerns about AI deepfakes, piracy, and counterfeiting. Today, I’m highlighting six…

The following is organized into three sections – Academic Papers, Industry & Research Organizations, and Government & Regulatory Resources. Academic Papers Industry & Research Organizations Government & Regulatory Resources Thanks for reading!