“Provenance" refers to the record of something's origin and history of ownership, and in a technological context, provenance can be used to verify the authenticity and integrity of digital content (The Bit). Because digital provenance shows where content came from, who created it, and how it has been edited over time, widespread adoption of provenance standards has the potential to become a critical tool for combating disinformation (Stanford Internet Observatory, NSCAI Report).

Issued on 08/10/23 03:43pm
Digital provenance provides verifiable information about the origin and authenticity of digital content. AI-generated summaries of digital content do not contain this information, and as a result would not count towards the resolution of this question.

Issued on 09/08/23 08:26pm

For this question to resolve “Yes,” YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter needs to support the display of a photo or video's provenance credentials. If such a capability is added, the question will resolve yes, regardless of the timing of when any given piece of content's provenance credentials were added (e.g., a provenance manifest added to a photo at some point after it was taken).

Additionally, while labelling AI-generated images does provide some information about its origins, this question is concerned with the implementation of a broader provenance standard like C2PA that applies to more than just AI-generated content.