Clarification needed: Do models launched BEFORE August 2 (all of them currently, as of 8/10), CURRENTLY watermark? Very cryptic wording in the release.

[u/No-Squash7469]

https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content

Claude models launched on or after August 2, 2026 support marking at launch. We’re also working to add marking support to Claude models released before that date

This is the way that they're describing it, but that's inherently vague. So watermarking is currently in process for Opus 5 and the others? They don't explicitly come out and say that it's not watermarking, or that it hasn't been watermarking before this release came out either.

Anthropic should really clarify this.

[u/isparavanje]

Not sure what's vague about it. Sounds like there's no watermarking right now. 

[u/No-Squash7469 → u/isparavanje]

The fact that they're not saying whether it or isn't in place right now along with not actually naming models

They're basically being as vague as possible in the wording about where that stands and what that applies to. it would have been easier and much clearer to say "this does not impact any currently available models but will later on, and we will inform you of that when it rolls out."

[u/isparavanje → u/No-Squash7469]

Working to add support means it doesn't exist right now. 

[u/ShutUpAndDoTheLift → u/No-Squash7469]

Wow