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"One of the companies ahead of this shift is our portfolio startup @authologic" So it's just an ad for his service huh.

I don't see anything here you couldn't already do with Photoshop. And it sounds like he hasn't actually tested it - just made a big claim. Most of the KYC systems are using multiple authorisation items. If they were just verifying the photo they would be easily hackable without LLM's.

Just like a computer doesn't do anything you couldn't already do with pen and paper. In reality, most technologies are "just" vast speed-ups or cost-reductions of things that are already possible.

Agreed regarding the KYC claim though.

interesting use-case. if you carefully read the small font, you can still notice some artifacts though

Now that porn sites in some areas require a government identification to access, it's just a matter of time before their verification system get tested by this. If they're going just on appearance without a database check on the backend, soon every high school kid is going to know about this workaround.

Click bait...

"...It took me 5 minutes to create a replica of my own passport that most automated KYC systems would likely accept...

The original tweet only speculated that it might work, but the article mentions and links to another about actual succesful attempts: "Tech News reported that the fake passport generated using ChatGPT-4o successfully bypassed basic KYC checks used by fintech platforms like Revolut and Binance".

This is sadly a prime example of how mis-information is created/spreads...

Tech News article:

"Although the fabricated passport likely would not withstand scrutiny due to the absence of an embedded chip, it proved sufficient to bypass the most basic KYC procedures employed by some fintech services. Platforms such as Revolut or Binance, which rely solely on photo ID submissions and user selfies, MAY NOW be especially vulnerable to exploitation via deepfake technology."

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