Written By Deepti Ratnam
Published By: Deepti Ratnam | Published: Dec 22, 2025, 04:19 PM (IST)
As the use of AI-generated content becomes increasingly more widespread, the blurring of separating actual media and artificial works is turning into an essential aspect of the matter. The newest Gemini AI tool by Google now makes it easier to find out whether a photo or a video was created or edited using AI. Using the new SynthID watermarking technology, Gemini allows users to identify AI intervention in images and videos with both accuracy and exact information so that there is no doubt or lack of trust in digital media.
Gemini is integrated across Google products like Gmail and Docs, but its AI verification capabilities are now available through the standalone Gemini app. It is able to scan uploaded media either to find an invisible digital watermark called SynthID, which Google places in any AI-generated or AI-edited work. These indicators cannot be detected when they have been normally edited such as cropping, filters, or compression, and, therefore, one may be able to confirm the authenticity of the content reliably.
SynthID is a very imperceptible digital watermark that recognizes media produced by AI. It is incorporated into both images and videos when making them, and therefore, tools such as Gemini can detect what aspect of the media is created by AI. With videos, SynthID can identify sections in the audio or visual track and provide the detailed context instead of a yes-no answer. This guarantees the users know which parts of their media were affected by AI technology.
STEP 1: The first step in identifying if your video is AI created or not, you need to open the Gemini app on your device.
STEP 2: The AI verification feature in Gemini is available worldwide and supports several languages.
STEP 3: The next step is to upload your media or video. It should be under 100MB and no longer than 90 seconds.
STEP 4: Make sure you use the natural language while asking questions. For example- Is This video generated using AI?
STEP 5: Gemini will now scan the uploaded media for SynthID markers and will provide you with the detailed feedback and results.
STEP 6: If the video is AI generated then Gemini will indicate that the AI watermark is present in certain seconds of a video but absent in others
The AI verification provided by Gemini will make sure that users can be sure when it is a real or AI generated content. As the concern over deepfakes and media manipulation increases, it allows a certain degree of transparency, and thus it becomes less challenging to believe the genuineness of digital media on all of platforms.
Through Google Gemini and its SynthID technology, anyone can be able to verify photos and videos within seconds, it can serve to keep people credible in an age filled with AI-generated content.