Ben Goertzel Critiques the Folly of Watermarking LLM-Generated Text
bengoertzel · x · 2026-08-18
Ben Goertzel published an article criticizing Anthropic's plan to embed invisible, statistical watermarks in Claude's generated text. He argues that this move primarily serves regulators identifying synthetic content, universities catching cheaters, and corporations ensuring employee compliance. Goertzel suggests that big AI companies advocate for watermarks to create moats against competitors and open-source models, rather than for public benefit.
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