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Spymarks, not Watermarks

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  1. pavo-etc · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm not convinced spymark is better than just "invisible watermarks", spymark to my ears sounds designed to be sound very negative when invisible watermarks are not always negative, e.g. the counterfeit bank note example.

    Tech like SynthID I see a net positive especially since it doesn't degrade text quality. I dream about a browser extension running at all times that makes text more translucent based on the confidence of LLM writing[0].

    This article's suggestion of using it to unmask whistleblowers is very interesting and not something I'd thought about though. Still not convinced that spymark is a better name though.

    [0]: Sean Goedecke&#x27;s Deckard is close but it would rather invisible than bright red <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.seangoedecke.com&#x2F;deckard&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.seangoedecke.com&#x2F;deckard&#x2F;

    1. rizonio · · focus · HN ↗
      &quot;tracking watermark&quot; seems clearer to me than &quot;spymark&quot;
      1. autoexec · · focus · HN ↗
        Spymark or even just &quot;tracker&quot; would better at conveying the purpose. I think the goal is to find a single word that means &quot;tracking watermark&quot; or &quot;a watermark that tracks you&quot; because right now companies are pushing the term &quot;watermark&quot; to obscure what the marks are actually for.
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