Why it matters
Whether a site uses AI-generated images is up to its owner, Google said at the event, but they must work for users and be checked for errors such as garbled text, which image models typically render poorly. Google Images supports the IPTC Digital Source Type values for algorithmically created images, such as trainedAlgorithmicMedia, and can show C2PA details in "About this image".
How to meet it
Keep the IPTC DigitalSourceType and any C2PA manifest from the generating tool when images are resized or compressed (many image pipelines strip metadata by default), and review AI images before publishing (DEV-SPM-05).
How to test it
exiftool -XMP-iptcExt:DigitalSourceType on a published AI-generated image shows the source type that the original file had.
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Sources
Google documents02
- 01Image metadata in Google ImagesGoogle Search Central (opens in a new tab)
- 02Google Search's guidance on using generative AI content on your websiteGoogle Search Central (opens in a new tab)
Claims in the knowledge base04
- D2-C943SourceUsing images to your advantage and Engaging Search users with videosGoogle's documentation
- D2-C937ConsistentUsing images to your advantage and Engaging Search users with videosSaid on stage
- D2-C941ConsistentUsing images to your advantage and Engaging Search users with videosSaid on stage
- D2-C939UndocumentedUsing images to your advantage and Engaging Search users with videosSaid on stage
Claim IDs refer to the Search Central Live 2026 knowledge base. The knowledge base (opens in a new tab)
- Consistent
- Google's documentation supports it without stating it.
- Undocumented
- Said or shown at the event, not in the documentation.
- Source
- The claim is the cited document itself.