Protect KYC and identity flows against AI impersonation
In short. AI-generated faces and documents are defeating liveness and KYC checks. AI Uniti is extending its synthetic-media detection into identity-verification flows - if this is a live risk for you, talk to us.
Identity verification assumes the person on the other side of the screen is real. Generative AI has made that assumption unsafe: synthetic faces, injected video and AI-forged documents can now pass onboarding checks that were designed for a world without deepfakes.
The scale of the risk
- US$40 billion - projected generative-AI-related fraud losses by 2027 (AuthenticID).
- 42% - increase in fake IDs and suspicious biometric transactions in 2024 (AuthenticID).
- 49% - of businesses face deepfake attacks during video KYC verification (Regula).
- 704% - increase in deepfake face-swap attacks on identity-verification systems (SC Media).
Where the risk shows up
Synthetic faces at onboarding. AI-generated faces and injected media defeat liveness checks that assume a genuine person in front of the camera.
AI-generated document forgeries. Fabricated or altered identity documents pass automated document checks that were not built for generative forgeries.
Account takeover via impersonation. Synthetic media is used to pass step-up verification and seize control of an existing account.
How AI Uniti can help
AI Uniti’s content-authenticity detection already identifies AI-generated imagery and video. Bringing that detection into live identity-verification flows is an area we are actively extending into. Because it reads the media itself, it needs no provenance metadata, no watermark, and no biometric enrolment of your customers.
If identity fraud is a live risk for your organisation, talk to us. We will scope how we can help, and where our detection fits alongside your existing verification.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do deepfakes defeat KYC and liveness checks?
AI-generated faces, injected video and forged documents can present as a genuine applicant during onboarding. Liveness checks that assume a real person in front of the camera can be defeated by synthetic faces and injected media, so verifying the media is authentic becomes a necessary additional signal.
Can AI Uniti detect this today?
AI Uniti's content-authenticity detection already identifies AI-generated imagery and video on submitted and collected media. Bringing that detection into live identity-verification flows is an area we are actively extending into. If identity fraud is a live risk for you, talk to us.
Does detection need biometric enrolment or personal data?
No. Our content-authenticity approach reads the media itself for signs of AI manipulation. It does not depend on provenance metadata or watermarks, and it does not require biometric enrolment of your customers to work.