OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a major warning surrounding a new 'crisis' in AI, outlining that it's something that frightens him about the rapidly advancing tech.
Despite being arguably the most powerful man in the artificial intelligence world, ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman certainly isn't shy when it comes to expressing his reservations surrounding it's safety.
He has previously outlined his surprise that people trust his own product, and only recently warned people to be careful when using OpenAI's new 'Agent' tool as it could leave you open to security breaches.
His latest warning once again concerns cybersecurity risks, as Altman has highlighted the one major 'crisis' that could be just around the corner thanks to AI.
What is the crisis that Altman is worried about?
As reported by CNN, Altman's new AI-based worries surround what he calls a 'fraud crisis' that the world may be sleep walking into thanks to the ability for AI to enable the efforts of bad actors.
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We have already witnessed the use of artificial intelligence in a number of high profile scam cases, including one in China where cyberscammers used the tool to engage in a fake relationship, and another where someone stole over $850,000 by using AI to create a fake hospital-bound Brad Pitt.
"A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are some financial institutions that will accept a voice print as authentication for you to move a lot of money or do something else," Altman explains.
"You say a challenge phrase, and they just do it. That is a crazy thing to still be doing... AI has fully defeated most of the ways that people authenticate currently, other than passwords."
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This does come strangely in opposition to recent moves from Microsoft, who is moving away from traditional passwords in favor of biometric-based passkeys, but Altman's concerns are certainly something to consider.
Only recently was one hacker able to dupe several foreign government officials by using an AI-generated mimicry of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, so the technology is already there and will only become more convincing as time goes on.
"Right now, it's a voice call; soon it's going to be a video or FaceTime that's indistinguishable from reality," Altman continued, and who knows what could be possible in just a few years time based on the current trajectory of the tech.
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Altman's own solution appears to be rooted in his new company 'World', which utilizes eye-scanning orb devices to authenticate each person's identity and provide 'proof' that they're human.
It's currently only available in six locations across the United States, and many have pointed out their concerns surrounding the data that these methods would require you to hand over, but it is certainly an intriguing potential antidote that could fight against the proposed fraud crisis - until AI can replicate your eyeballs, of course.