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Anthropic will require some Claude users to verify identity with a passport and selfie starting July 8, citing safety and compliance, raising questions about AI access and privacy.
The US government ordered Anthropic to block foreign nationals from using its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, leading to a global shutdown due to enforcement difficulties; this sets a precedent for nationality-based access rules and highlights the lack of legal privilege for AI chats.
The article explores the challenges of identity verification in conversational AI systems, highlighting risks like impersonation and prompt injection, and questions whether serious approaches are being developed.
Headway, a popular online therapy platform, will require clients and providers to undergo biometric facial scanning for identity verification, with no opt-out possible except leaving the platform, raising significant privacy concerns.
The FCC has approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customer identities before activating phone service, aiming to curb illegal robocalls but raising significant privacy concerns regarding anonymous communication.
Sam Altman’s World expands its eyeball-scanning human-verification tech through new partnerships with Zoom and Tinder, pushing biometric ID across dating, video calls, and ticketing.