Sundar Pichai, in a grey jumper and jeans, stands on a stage with a rainbow-colored adornment in the center, as a screen displays
CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the Google I/O conference.
  • AI-generated images of the Pope and Donald Trump have gone viral in recent months.
  • Google is adding a new feature to make it easier to spot whether a picture is generated by AI.
  • This includes telling users more about when the picture was first indexed by Google.

Google is launching a new feature this summer that allows users to see if a picture is AI-generated thanks to hidden information embedded in the image, the company announced Wednesday.