Why C2PA is necessary, what it can and cannot do.
C2PA is "An open technical standard providing publishers, creators, and consumers the ability to trace the origin of different types of media." C2PA stand for Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity. In plain language, it adds a manifest to creative work such that you can trace the what created it and what has happened to it since it was created. C2PA has become important because where files come from (the provenance in C2PA) of all types o f files has become critical. Our need to know more about where our files come from is driven by the ability of AI to manipulate images. It is valuable to know if, for example, I wrote this, if it was generated by AI or if it was written by me with AI assistance. What will C2PA be used for? Tracking down abusers Without C2PA, AI will make it possible to create similar but not identical works of art. For example, someone may alter a piece of photography to make it appear as though someone was in that picture where that perso