Apple is introducing a new Reference Image feature as part of the new iPhone 18 Pro, which digitally authenticates that the image you took with the camera has not been altered later by AI. If edits have been made, users can see the 'digital negative' original and compare the differences.
Apple is introducing a new Reference Image feature as part of the new iPhone 18 Pro, which digitally authenticates that the image you took with the camera has not been altered later by AI.
If edits have been made, users can see the 'digital negative' original and compare the differences.
Reference Image ensures that people looking at your photos know if it reflects the true reality or not.
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Apple is introducing a new Reference Image feature as part of the new iPhone 18 Pro, which digitally authenticates that the image you took with the camera has not been altered later by AI. If edits have been made, users can see the 'digital negative' original and compare the differences. Reference Image ensures that people looking at your photos know if it reflects the true reality or not.
This is Apple's answer to the rise of synthetic imagery.
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