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+## Support This Research
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+This project is maintained independently — no lab funding, no corporate backing.  
+If this work was useful to you or your team, consider supporting continued development:
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+<a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/aoxo">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Buy%20Me%20A%20Coffee-Support%20This%20Research-FFDD00?style=for-the-badge&logo=buy-me-a-coffee&logoColor=black" alt="Buy Me A Coffee">
+</a>
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+Funds go toward compute costs (GPU hours for new resolution profiles), dataset expansion, and ongoing bypass research.
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 ## Disclaimer
 
 This project is for **research and educational purposes only**. SynthID is proprietary technology owned by Google DeepMind. These tools are intended for: