The Briefing: Building Trust in Digital Identity #18
Jun 7, 2023
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Chris Holmes, an expert in digital identity and Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE, discusses the trends in generative AI, the UK's plans for digital ID, and the contrast to the EU approach. They also explore the importance of trust and public engagement in digital ID and its role in leveling up and addressing exclusion.
The podcast emphasizes the urgent need for the UK to accelerate the implementation of digital identity, highlighting the challenges faced by face verification systems and the potential of generative AI in improving verification systems.
The pivotal role of public engagement and trust in the successful implementation of digital identity is highlighted, emphasizing the necessity of individual control over personal data and credentials in the digital realm for widespread adoption and realization of the benefits offered by new technologies.
Deep dives
The Urgent Need for Digital Identity in the UK
The podcast episode discusses the urgent need for the UK to accelerate the implementation of digital identity. It explores how generative AI is being utilized for fraud, the potential of generative AI in verification systems, and features a conversation with Josh Monk of Faculty, an influential AI company in the UK. The episode highlights the challenges faced by face verification systems due to the development of more sophisticated fraud techniques. It also examines the use of generative AI and cloud complexity by attackers to fine-tune ransomware and social engineering. The importance of public engagement and trust in the development of digital identity is emphasized.
New Trends in Biometric Threats
The podcast references the IProve Biometric Threat Intelligence Report, which sheds light on key attack patterns observed in 2022. The report identifies rising attacks on mobile web, native iOS, and Android platforms. It also reveals the emergence of novel face swap attacks and the simultaneous launch of automated motion-based attacks across geographical clusters. The report highlights the increased access of low-skilled criminals to advanced attack resources. These emerging trends pose significant challenges for biometric security systems.
The Role of Generative AI in Identity Management
The podcast explores how generative AI can assist in improving identity management systems. It features insights from Peter Vailaris of OCR Labs, who explains the benefits of using generative adversarial networks (GANs) to create fake datasets for training algorithms. By simulating people with specific characteristics, such as age, gender, and skin tone, using GANs, algorithmic bias can be identified and addressed. The utilization of generative AI enables AI engineers to improve algorithm performance and achieve zero bias. This approach helps combat issues related to bias in identity providers' historical systems.
The Importance of Public Engagement and Trust in Digital ID
The podcast highlights the pivotal role of public engagement and trust in the successful implementation of digital identity. It features an interview with Lord Holmes of Richmond, who emphasizes the necessity of public involvement and consultation in the digital ID debate. The discussion emphasizes the need for clarity surrounding the purpose of digital ID and the importance of ensuring individual control over personal data and credentials in the digital realm. Trust is identified as the cornerstone of digital ID, essential for widespread adoption and the realization of the benefits offered by new technologies.
In this episode of The Briefing I’m joined by Chris Holmes, Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE. He gives me the inside track on digital ID in the UK, where it’s going and how it compares to approaches in other jurisdictions.
I also cover some new threats in biometrics and give you a sneak peek into the next episode on Generative AI, where we debate the implications for both consumers and citizens.
Tracey's book 'The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st Century Technology?' available in the UK and US
00:47 Trends in generative AI 4:30 Josh Muncke, of Faculty, on AI 5:56 Chris Holmes on Digital ID 8:40 The UK’s plans for Digital ID 22:44 The role of the new Department of Science, Technology and Innovation 26:51 The contrast to the EU approach 32:21 Big tech and Digital ID
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