xAI adds invisible text watermarking to Grok API models
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Starting November 7, 2026, Grok API output will carry a hidden statistical fingerprint by default, leaving ChatGPT as the North American holdout xAI is adding text watermarking to Grok. The company once argued that AI output should stay untouched, so this is a notable reversal. The change matters because of who is left. According to the announcement shared on X, the move leaves ChatGPT as the only model in North America that does not watermark its text. Starting November 7, 2026 , xAI will switch on invisible statistical watermarking across its Grok API models by default.
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Source: Crypto Briefing
