# The Watermark That Knows Who Made It: Microsoft's Hidden ID Inside AI Images - August 26, 2026

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Published: 2026-08-26T10:45:22+00:00
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The Watermark That Knows Who Made It: Microsoft's Hidden ID Inside AI Images A researcher reverse engineered Microsoft Paint and found that every image its AI generates carries an invisible, server issued identifier stamped into roughly three quarters of the pixels. Chris and Laura unpack how the mark works, why "runs locally" no longer means offline, and exactly where content provenance stops being transparency and starts being tracking. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast bri...

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