Glaze

Glaze is a macOS‑based tool designed to protect visual artists from unauthorized use of their work by generative AI systems. It operates by embedding a protective layer into artworks, ensuring that any image processed by AI models can be identified as originating from a verified creator. The software maintains a registry of protected pieces, allowing artists to assert their rights and prevent unpermitted mimicry.

The primary audience consists of professional illustrators, painters, and other visual creators who wish to safeguard their original style against large‑scale AI replication. Glaze also serves institutions and galleries that need to verify the provenance of digital images and enforce attribution policies.

What distinguishes Glaze is its focus on embedding provenance directly into the visual content, combined with a workflow that integrates with existing macOS environments. The system includes a downloadable client, supports recent NVIDIA GPUs for verification tasks, and is backed by research from the SAND Lab at the University of Chicago, emphasizing transparency and artist‑centric values.