It looks like the fever of fighting misinformation has spread across the digital world after we heard the European Commission bringing out stringent policies to tackle the growing issue.
And the latest firm to join the fight is Adobe which is now releasing an open-source themed maneuver to combat visual misinformation.
The company recently went public with its plans and how brilliant of a vision it has to help counteract the spread of misinformation that many see as a huge problem in the modern digital world today.
But along with that, the company’s new tools are also being looked upon as a way to keep their names fixed to all of their work.
While the project by Adobe was first spoken about in 2019, we’re finally seeing the CAI initiative send out a whitepaper on the breakthrough technology that it feels can really benefit so many people.
After being integrated into the firm’s software, the company hopes to establish links with different newsrooms and makers in the hardware industry. This would assist in making their vision more universal.
So what exactly are Adobe’s big plans is a question many of you must be thinking?
Well, it has to do with an openly sourced toolkit that comprises three integral parts. This way, it hopes to get the new technology into so many people’s hands while being out in the open too.
Common elements include the JavaScript to help display due credentials while browsing, command-line utilities for different smartphone apps, and desktop apps that can verify the content being provided with appropriate credentials.
The new system could also record data regarding files and how they were produced and corrected. Once the new system gains approval, we could well be seeing content credentials being added to information across different social media apps, new pages, and image editors as well.
Yes, the process of detection is not an easy one and it’s hard for the ‘good guys’ to gain victory. But when you're putting this much effort to prove the authenticity of material being published online, we do see high success rates across the board.
This new system is a collaboration of Adobe with various partners in the digital world like BBC, Microsoft, Twitter, and Intel. But now, we’re seeing some more names of the industry like Nikon and the Wall Street Journal also join the bandwagon to make Adobe’s vision and commitment a true success.
Once we gain the new tools, we could see different platforms simply plug-in Adobe’s Java Script with images being displayed with credentials. This will arise in the form of a mouse symbol seen on the page’s upper right side.
It’s quite easy to see the goal here. And that entails combating visual misrepresentation of information. The perfect example of today’s time would be the way images from the war in Ukraine are being released and circulated.
Also, it’s a great chance for people to get credit for their work that was once stolen by different sources where profits of the sales never went to those that really deserved it.
We can well see this being a success story of the future as the framework is strong and the groundwork is being done correctly by one of the world’s leading image editing systems.
Also, we’re now hearing more reports about how keen Adobe is to invest in educating others about the importance of authenticity and the great issues relating to visual misinformation. This is clear proof that they want a change for the betterment of society and we can’t think of anything better than this.
Read next: Consumers Demand Tech Companies Step Up Their Game And Protect Users’ Information
And the latest firm to join the fight is Adobe which is now releasing an open-source themed maneuver to combat visual misinformation.
The company recently went public with its plans and how brilliant of a vision it has to help counteract the spread of misinformation that many see as a huge problem in the modern digital world today.
But along with that, the company’s new tools are also being looked upon as a way to keep their names fixed to all of their work.
While the project by Adobe was first spoken about in 2019, we’re finally seeing the CAI initiative send out a whitepaper on the breakthrough technology that it feels can really benefit so many people.
After being integrated into the firm’s software, the company hopes to establish links with different newsrooms and makers in the hardware industry. This would assist in making their vision more universal.
So what exactly are Adobe’s big plans is a question many of you must be thinking?
Well, it has to do with an openly sourced toolkit that comprises three integral parts. This way, it hopes to get the new technology into so many people’s hands while being out in the open too.
Common elements include the JavaScript to help display due credentials while browsing, command-line utilities for different smartphone apps, and desktop apps that can verify the content being provided with appropriate credentials.
The new system could also record data regarding files and how they were produced and corrected. Once the new system gains approval, we could well be seeing content credentials being added to information across different social media apps, new pages, and image editors as well.
Yes, the process of detection is not an easy one and it’s hard for the ‘good guys’ to gain victory. But when you're putting this much effort to prove the authenticity of material being published online, we do see high success rates across the board.
This new system is a collaboration of Adobe with various partners in the digital world like BBC, Microsoft, Twitter, and Intel. But now, we’re seeing some more names of the industry like Nikon and the Wall Street Journal also join the bandwagon to make Adobe’s vision and commitment a true success.
Once we gain the new tools, we could see different platforms simply plug-in Adobe’s Java Script with images being displayed with credentials. This will arise in the form of a mouse symbol seen on the page’s upper right side.
It’s quite easy to see the goal here. And that entails combating visual misrepresentation of information. The perfect example of today’s time would be the way images from the war in Ukraine are being released and circulated.
Also, it’s a great chance for people to get credit for their work that was once stolen by different sources where profits of the sales never went to those that really deserved it.
We can well see this being a success story of the future as the framework is strong and the groundwork is being done correctly by one of the world’s leading image editing systems.
Also, we’re now hearing more reports about how keen Adobe is to invest in educating others about the importance of authenticity and the great issues relating to visual misinformation. This is clear proof that they want a change for the betterment of society and we can’t think of anything better than this.
Read next: Consumers Demand Tech Companies Step Up Their Game And Protect Users’ Information
