AI fools voice recognition used to verify identity by Australian tax office

This doesn't feel so futuristic anymore:

T-800, speaking to John Connor in normal voice: "What's the dog's name?"

John Connor: "Max."

T-800, impersonating John, on the phone with T-1000: "Hey Janelle, what's wrong with Wolfie? I can hear him barking. Is he all right?"

T-1000, impersonating John's foster mother, Janelle: "Wolfie's fine, honey. Wolfie's just fine. Where are you?"

T-800 hangs up the phone and says to John in normal voice: "Your foster parents are dead."

I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me how deepfakes (of voices and faces) are anything other than a dangerous weapon that a tiny group of people will profit from.

There are no ethical use cases for these things other than resurrecting dead celebrities (which is itself morally fraught).

Voice recognition seems like a terrible verification solution, especially over a low quality phone connection. I'm shocked at the growing frequency of these kinds of stories exposing that sensitive information is protected using it.