Social media users have found a controversial use case for Google’s new Gemini AI model: Removing watermarks from images, including images published by Getty Images and other well -known stock media outfits.
Last week, Google expanded its Access Cess Gemini 2.0 Flash The model’s image generation feature, which allows the model to originally generate and edit image content. It’s a Powerful CapacityBy all account. But it also seems to have a few parents. Gemini 2.0 Flash will create images uncontrollably Portrayal And COP Pyrite charactersAnd – according to the previous sign – remove the watermarks from the existing photo.
New Skills Unl Ocked Q: Removing watermarks in Gemini 2 flash model images is really wonderful! Pic.twitter.com/6Qik0FLFCV
– DD (@dididas) March 15, 2025
Many x and Reddish Users noted, Gemini 2.0 flash will not only remove watermarks, but try to fill any gaps created by the watermark tion. Other AI-powered tools also do this, but Gemini 2.0 flash looks exceptionally skilled on it-and free to use.
Gemini 2.0 flash available at Google’s AI Studio is surprising in editing images with simple text prompts.
It can also remove the Watermarks from the images (and instead put its own subtle watermark 🤣) Pic.twitter.com/znhtqjst1z
– Tanaye Jaipuria (@tayj) March 16, 2025
To be clear, Gemini 2.0 flash’s image generation feature is labeled as “experimental” and “not for product use”, and is only available in Google’s developer-faced tools. To study. The model is also not a full watermark remover. Gemini 2.0 flash struggles with some semi-transparent watermarks and watermarks that canvas most of the images.
Nevertheless, some Copyright Pyrite holders will definitely take the issue with the lack of consumption restrictions of Gemini 2.0 flash. Samples including anthropic Cloud 3.7 Sonnet And OpenAI GPT A clear refusal to remove watermarks; Cloud says to remove the Water Tarmark from an image “immoral and potentially illegal.”
The removal of the Water Termark without the consent of the original owner is the U.S. Copyright Pyrite is considered illegal under the law (according to Legal companies like thisNo, no, inadvertent Out of rare exceptions.
Google did not respond immediately to the request for a comment sent outside normal business hours.
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