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basedpolymer 47 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Check if a file was made with Claude

Most critics of watermarking have no idea how it works. Yet there are valid arguments against (and for) it, but they prefer to be misleading

dgellow 47 days ago [–]

What are the valid arguments against? Is it about the fact that the output isn’t “optimal”?

basedpolymer 47 days ago | [–]

Rather, concerns related to user identification combined with copyright issues

I don't believe it, but I still haven't seen any in-depth discussions on these issues

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