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Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash AI model is under scrutiny after users demonstrated its ability to remove watermarks from copyrighted images, including those by Getty Images. The model's advanced watermark erasure, which also fills in gaps, poses significant ethical and legal challenges related to intellectual property rights.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly states that Gemini 2.0 Flash AI can remove watermarks from images, allowing users to steal copyrighted images easily. This is a direct violation of intellectual property rights, which is a recognized harm under the AI Incident framework. The AI system's use is central to the harm, as it automates and simplifies the removal of watermarks that normally protect images. The harm is realized (image theft), not just potential, and the AI system's malfunction or misuse is the cause. Therefore, this event qualifies as an AI Incident.[AI generated]