Karoline Leavitt, the outgoing White House press secretary, announced her departure on X—only to see the post briefly tagged “Made with AI,” prompting questions about how and when platforms flag synthetic content. The label vanished hours later, and neither X nor the White House commented. The episode underscores growing friction over watermarking and disclosure as tech firms roll out tools to identify AI-generated media. With YouTube tightening monetization rules, publishers adding labeling features, and Anthropic introducing a text watermark, platforms are shaping norms that could affect politics, media, schools, and the workplace—while leaving gray areas over what counts as AI-assisted versus AI-authored.
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