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# How a sneaky pixel can through image-editing AI off-rails.
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/how-a-sneaky-pixel-can-through-image-editing-ai-off-rails/
- Published: 2023-12-12T03:37:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:35:38.000Z
- Description: Researchers at MIT have developed PhotoGuard, a new technique that subtly tweaks images to confuse AI systems that might otherwise edit them without permission. It adds invisible "perturbations" to throw the AI off the scent.
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

Researchers at MIT have developed PhotoGuard, a new technique that subtly tweaks images to confuse [AI](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-speaker/) systems that might otherwise edit them without permission. It adds invisible "perturbations" to throw the AI off the scent.

Read the full article on [Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/mits-photoguard-protects-your-images-from-malicious-ai-edits-213036912.html?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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