Brief, mostly facts
OpenAI textGrain watermark for ChatGPT and Codex comes to the EU
The text watermark reaches subscription plans and Codex in the EU within weeks. Detection is about 80% at 200 tokens and falls under synonym substitution.
What the research found
OpenAI plans to roll out its textGrain text watermark to ChatGPT subscription plans and Codex in the EU within weeks, with detection around 80% at 200 tokens and dropping sharply under synonym substitution; the verification tool will go only to research partners.
Claims and how well the evidence supports them
- OpenAI plans to roll out textGrain watermarking for ChatGPT and Codex in the EU in coming weeks 98%
- textGrain detection is about 80% at 200 tokens and 95% at 400 tokens 99%
- Replacing 10% of words with synonyms drops detection from 92% to 66% 99%
Evidence
- borncity.com https://borncity.com/news/openai-textgrain-wasserzeichen-fuer-chatgpt-und-codex-kommen-in-die-eu
Actionability rated low.