arxivcs.CRcs.ITcs.LG2026-07-14
Watermark Forensics for Generative Models: An Information-Theoretic Perspective
Xiaoyu Li, Zheng Gao, Xiaoyan Feng, Jiaojiao Jiang, Yulei Sui, Jiankun Hu
A watermark in a generative model's output is usually asked only whether a text is machine-made. The same mark can do more: attribute it to the user who produced it, extract a hidden payload, or localize the part that survives editing. These form a forensic ladder, and we ask wha…