# SynthID Text

- id: src_01M569GDFZ8MZDHPRF0TC1GZ95
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
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- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T20, T01 · tags: watermark, text, synthid, detection, level:advanced, code:python
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:14.651Z
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Source: https://github.com/google-deepmind/synthid-text

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  "archived": false,
  "revision": {
    "ref": "main",
    "pinned": false
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Apache-2.0 reference implementation of Google's SynthID Text watermarking and detection (Nature paper). Applies to generated text such as scripts and captions rather than images or video; the image/video SynthID systems are not part of this repo.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Google DeepMind",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "Text only; no image/video watermark code in this repo."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-09-30T16:17:47.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] README: reference implementation of SynthID Text watermarking and detection for the Nature research paper, with a Python notebook example and PyPI distribution. · locator: README intro · source: https://github.com/google-deepmind/synthid-text
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: Apache-2.0, not archived, last push 2026-09-30. · locator: GitHub API fields · source: https://api.github.com/repos/google-deepmind/synthid-text
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=Apache-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Apache-2.0. · evidence: https://github.com/google-deepmind/synthid-text/blob/main/LICENSE

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