Mar 15, 2023Single source
Australian Journalist Able to Access Centrelink Account Using AI Audio of Own Voice
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A Guardian journalist was able to verify their identity and gain access to their own Centrelink self-service account using AI-generated audio of their own voice along with their customer reference number, shortly after voiceprint was deployed for ID verification.
What this means for youVoice alone is not proof of identity, because AI can copy a person's voice from a short recording. Government agencies and service providers should add a second check, such as a one-time code, before granting account access.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/523
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