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Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

AI Text Now Has a Secret Tracking Code

Aug 21, 2026 · 26m

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To access an ad-free listening experience, get bonus episodes, and receive my weekly newsletter, subscribe to my Patreon or Substack 👇🏻 Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at ⁠ ⁠https://www.usermag.co⁠ ⁠ Support my work on Patreon: ⁠ ⁠ http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz ⁠ ⁠ Anthropic just announced that Claude and all its AI tools will now watermark every piece of text a user generates, even if it's scientific research or computer code. In this episode of Free Speech Friday, I sit down with Neil Chilson, former FTC Chief Technologist, to break down exactly what AI watermarking is, how the EU AI Act transparency code is forcing this change worldwide, and why this could threaten your…