ChatGPT's fake Aadhaar and PAN card generation has been an issue of concern in recent times. Although ChatGPT does not produce actual identification cards, it can provide mock or template versions of such documents for representational purposes. However, certain users have posted pictures on social media platforms that seem to be AI-generated Aadhaar and PAN cards, creating security concerns.
Key Points:
ChatGPT's Official Position: ChatGPT declines to produce or duplicate official identification documents such as Aadhaar cards if asked directly. It instead provides to develop mock-up templates with fake details for design or educational use.
Social Media Scandal: People have posted screenshots of what look like AI-created Aadhaar and PAN cards, even with names such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman. These photos are highly photorealistic and have raised fears regarding misuse.
Concerns in Training Data: There are concerns regarding how the image generation capabilities of ChatGPT were trained to create such real documents, with some asking whether it had accessed Aadhaar photo data.
Regulatory Issues: The incident points to the need to regulate AI tools to avoid their misuse, as the technology has the potential to be abused to produce false documents.
AI Misuse: Legal Penalties in India
Aadhaar Act, 2016: Impersonation through furnishing wrong demographic or biometric data can lead to imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to ₹10,000, or both. Unauthorised access to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) attracts imprisonment for up to ten years and a fine of at least ₹10 lakhs.
Indian Penal Code (IPC):
Section 419: Personation cheating may result in imprisonment for a term of three years, or fine, or both.
Section 420: Cheating by a stolen identity may attract imprisonment for a period of seven years and a fine.
Section 468: Forgery for cheating is punishable with a term of imprisonment up to seven years and a fine.
Section 471: Forged document as genuine is punishable to the same extent as forgery.
Information Technology Act, 2000:
Section 66C: Identity theft can be punished with three years' imprisonment and a fine of ₹1 lakh.
Section 66D: Cheating by way of impersonation using computer resources can result in imprisonment of up to three years and a fine of ₹1 lakh.
Legal Consequences Worldwide
United States: The Federal Document Fraud and Abuse Act criminalizes the making, possession, or use of falsified documents, including identity documents.
General Implications: Issuing or using counterfeit documents can result in criminal prosecution, jail time, fines, and work repercussions, as well as long-term effects on life and career.
OpenAI's Acknowledgment
OpenAI has acknowledged the evolving risks associated with GPT-4o's image generation in its system card documentation. The company stated that the autoregressive model embedded within ChatGPT introduces new capabilities and risks that previous generative models could not.
Potential Example Prompts
While it is unconfirmed, users may be attempting to generate these images using prompts such as:
- "Create an image of an Aadhaar card with [Name] and [Address]."
- "Generate a photorealistic PAN card for [Name] with [Date of Birth]."
It is important to note that these prompts may not always work due to the safeguards in place. However, the fact that users are attempting to generate such images raises concerns about potential misuse.
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