{"slug": "anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-seems", "title": "Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems", "summary": "Anthropic is adding watermarking to its AI models in response to the European Union's AI law, a move that Ben Thompson of Stratechery criticizes as a terrible idea primarily for philosophical reasons. The watermarking technique, which is likely to be imperfect and potentially harmful, raises concerns about its effectiveness and implications.", "body_md": "# Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems\n\nBy Ben ThompsonSource:\n\n[Stratechery](https://stratechery.com)[Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) is adding watermarking in response to the E.U.'s AI law. It's a terrible idea, first and foremost for philosophical reasons.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-seems", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-cb02", "published_at": "2026-08-12 10:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-12 10:12:35.991591+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Ben Thompson", "Stratechery", "European Union"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-seems", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-seems.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-seems.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropics-watermarking-how-it-probably-works-worse-than-it-seems.jsonld"}}