The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a new warning about the risk posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to the legal profession in the form of ‘deepfake’ technology.
As part of their regular risk assessments for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, the SRA has highlighted the potential risks of deepfake technology alongside other emerging and existing issues.
“Not meeting a client face-to-face can increase the risk of identity fraud and without suitable mitigation such as robust identity verification may help facilitate anonymity,” the warning states.
Whilst “not meeting face-to-face may make sense in the context of a given transaction or wider context… where clients appear unnecessarily reluctant or evasive about meeting in person, you should consider whether this is a cause for concern.”
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