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A Reddit user, /u/vesudeva, has announced a novel method to shield images from being scraped for AI training datasets. The technique purportedly modifies the image’s core data in a manner invisible to the human eye, yet effective at disrupting an AI’s ability to learn from and process the image. According to the user’s tests, AI image generators struggle to replicate images protected with this method. If validated, this approach could provide robust protection for artists and photographers combating unauthorized use of their work in AI model training. The original claim is available on Reddit: [https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1nzc2g9/i_created_a_new_image_protection_method_that_ai/]