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OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
Publisher description: OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.
TechCrunch | Oct 5, 2026 | Aditya Mehta
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OpenAI will start adding an invisible watermark to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union to comply with the EU AI Act, the company said Monday in a blog post. OpenAI said the watermark will roll out over the coming weeks to eligible ChatGPT and Codex users on all plans, but only in the EU. OpenAI said it is not making text watermarking a global default at launch.
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