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how DARE you catch me out
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/17/anthropic-watermarks-ai-output-and-the-ai-bros-yell - blog post
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How Claude’s text watermark works anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark
A tool to watermark and identify content generated through AI https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/
Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writing
Words matter. Damnit. buzzmachine.com/2026/08/15/words-matter-damnit
Strikes me as fundamentally hostile to writers https://x.com/hammer_mt/status/2088605010615468329
Then choose the words yourself and don't use AI, lazybones https://x.com/cath_menarion/status/2088692519026471022
RIP Claude randsinrepose.com/archives/rip-claude
Tech Report: AI Bubble: ‘AI companies have run out of internet.’ youtube.com/watch?v=1VcLoNTXrGo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
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Tante interview (YouTube members) youtube.com/watch?v=0TE5RdZ1dlc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Tante interview (Patreon, video and podcast) patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/tante-interview-166906344
Previously on Pivot to AI:
The EU’s AI Act enters into force. Good. pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/02/the-eus-ai-act-enters-into-force-good
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how DARE you catch me out
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/17/anthropic-watermarks-ai-output-and-the-ai-bros-yell - blog post
Patreon: patreon.com/davidgerard
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/A1529D5
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Sources:
How Claude’s text watermark works anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark
A tool to watermark and identify content generated through AI https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/
Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writing
Words matter. Damnit. buzzmachine.com/2026/08/15/words-matter-damnit
Strikes me as fundamentally hostile to writers https://x.com/hammer_mt/status/2088605010615468329
Then choose the words yourself and don't use AI, lazybones https://x.com/cath_menarion/status/2088692519026471022
RIP Claude randsinrepose.com/archives/rip-claude
Tech Report: AI Bubble: ‘AI companies have run out of internet.’ youtube.com/watch?v=1VcLoNTXrGo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Extras:
Tante interview (YouTube members) youtube.com/watch?v=0TE5RdZ1dlc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Tante interview (Patreon, video and podcast) patreon.com/davidgerard/posts/tante-interview-166906344
Previously on Pivot to AI:
The EU’s AI Act enters into force. Good. pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/02/the-eus-ai-act-enters-into-force-good
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-to-ai/id1844698298
Image: stock illustration by Studiostoks
