Voiceprint, Face ID, and Sneakers

Voiceprint ID is the latest virtual gadget for banks and financial institutions. But how secure is it, really? Let's look at the pros and cons of voice recognition, facial ID, and the AI systems they work with, and look back at the 1992 film Sneakers to see how this 34-year-old movie predicted some of the problems with voiceprint security.

Resources:

• BBC: Cloned customer voice beats bank security checks
• CNN: Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited
• Third Innocent Black Man to Be Misidentified by Facial Recognition Software Sues Police Department and Prosecutor for False Arrest and Imprisonment

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