Meta develops built-in AI Detector to identify synthetic content on its platforms

Meta is secretly working on an AI detection tool after unleashing AI slop avalanche

Meta may soon help you spot AI-generated content, even though its own tools helped flood the internet with it. The company is reportedly developing a built-in AI detector for Meta AI. This feature that could allow users to upload and analyze content to check whether it was created using artificial intelligence. Recommended Videos A new "AI Detector" menu option was first spotted by TestingCatalog and reported on X. Early screenshots suggest the feature will appear directly inside the Meta AI interface. Meta's AI detector is under development The tool was most likely discovered by enabling internal feature flags in the app's code. Since the AI detector is still under development, its full capabilities remain unclear. The detector itself is not active on Meta's servers yet, and clicking on the AI Detector option simply leads to a broken link. Since the feature cannot be accessed, it is difficult to determine everything it will eventually do. It may only identify AI-generated text at first and later expand to detect images, audio, or even video. Is Meta trying to clean up the AI slop it helped create? Meta has been pushing generative AI tools across its platforms, including Meta AI features that can quickly generate images and other media. The company is also testing a standalone Vibes app where everything you scroll is AI-generated. Those same tools have contributed to a surge of AI slop, which is a basically low-effort synthetic content spreading across social media feeds. Now Meta appears to be building a system that could help identify the very kind of content its technology creates. It is also unclear whether the detector will identify AI-generated content from any model or only those built by Meta. Google already offers a similar AI video detection tool in Gemini, and Meta may be moving in the same direction. Since Meta's AI detector has not been officially announced, the feature could still change before a public release.

Meta AI tests new built-in "AI Detector" for synthetic content

Meta is developing an AI detection feature for its Meta AI chatbot that would identify synthetic content, according to a report from TestingCatalog. The feature's development signals growing industry pressure to label AI-generated material as platforms face regulatory scrutiny and user demands for transparency. Its eventual deployment could affect how millions of users verify content authenticity across Meta's services. TestingCatalog, a publication tracking platform updates, shared a screenshot on X showing a new "AI Detector" menu option within Meta AI's interface. The feature remains inactive server-side; selecting it produces a broken link, indicating unfinished backend implementation. The tool's capabilities remain undefined. It may detect AI-generated or enhanced text, or extend to images, audio, and video. The scope of detection is also unclear -- whether it identifies content from any large language model or only Meta's own systems. Google offers a comparable public detection tool for Gemini. Meta has not announced the feature officially, and no release timeline has been disclosed. The development comes as Meta faces separate technical setbacks. The company's planned large language models, codenamed Avocado, have experienced delays due to performance gaps with competing models, according to reports.

Meta AI Might Soon Detect AI-Generated Content

The company's purported Avocado AI models are reportedly delayed again Meta is reportedly working on an interesting new feature for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Meta AI. As per the report, the platform is getting a new AI Detection feature, which, as the name suggests, can likely spot AI-generated content. The feature is reportedly under development and is not available to users. Its full range of functionality is currently difficult to gauge, and the report did not mention when the tool could be released publicly. Notably, Meta's planned new AI models are also facing delays due to performance issues. Meta AI to Reportedly Get an AI Detector In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), TestingCatalog claimed that the social media giant was working on a new detection tool for Meta AI. The publication also shared a screenshot of the platform, highlighting the new "AI Detector" menu option. While the publication did not specify, the under-development feature was likely surfaced by turning relevant flags on inside the code. However, since the AI Detector is not active from the server side, the page could not be opened. In the TestingCatalog screenshot, tapping on the feature just shows it as a broken link. Due to limited information, the feature's full range of functionalities cannot be assessed. There is a possibility that it might just let users see AI-generated or enhanced text, but it might also be able to detect AI images, audio, and video. Additionally, it is not certain if the AI detection tool can spot AI-generated content from any large language model, or only those developed by Meta. A similar detection tool for Gemini is publicly available, and the social media giant might be following in the same footsteps. However, since the feature was discovered within the code of Meta AI, and the company is yet to announce it officially, the abovementioned information should be taken with a pinch of salt. Notably, a new report claimed that Meta's planned new large language models (LLMs), codenamed Avocado, are facing delays again as their performance is not on par with rival models in the market.