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Apple has a new way prove your iPhone photos aren’t AI slop

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9 Sept
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11 Aug
Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes

Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references

REPORT · WHERE · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
16 Sept
Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography

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REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
9 Sept
A new sensor in the iPhone 18 Pro will authenticate photos captured in Reference mode. www.theverge.com/tech/992766/...

A new sensor in the iPhone 18 Pro will authenticate photos captured in Reference mode. www.theverge.com/tech/992766/...

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
12 Jun
The generative features in iOS 27’s new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple’s Jon McCormack says the company isn’t using AI “for the sake of AI.” www.wired.com/story/apple

The generative features in iOS 27’s new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple’s Jon McCormack says the company isn’t using AI “for the sake of AI.”

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