Identity verification industry mulls solutions to flood of synthetic IDs

The advent of AI-powered generators such as OnlyFake, which creates realistic-looking photos of fake IDs for only US$15, has stirred up the ID verification and authentication industry. The availability of cheap and convincing fake documents brings real dangers – not just of fraud but also to national borders – and is prompting experts working in the field to come up with solutions.

“Looking at documents to see if they are real in a remote setting, I would say that's …

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