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Regtech Jumio Research : AI-Savvy Students Want Tougher Digital Identity Protections
Jumio, the enabler of AI-powered identity intelligence anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights, released findings from its 2025 Online Identity Study.
As students head back to school and engage “with more digital platforms than ever, new data spotlights a pivotal shift: today’s most tech-savvy demographic is sounding the alarm on digital identity protection as AI-generated scams surge.”
The study reveals students globally are both “early adopters of generative AI, with 70% using AI to create or modify images, and the group most exposed to its risks.”
Currently, 62% of students are confident in their “ability to spot a deepfake, with 70% revealing that they’ve seen one in the last 6 months.”
Students bring unique awareness to “the threats AI fraud presents, compared to respondents reporting a different occupational status.”
They’re also more likely to have second-hand experience “with fraud, as 41% of students know someone who has been a victim of online fraud.”
With that awareness comes expectation: students are pushing institutions — from banks to schools — to “advance identity intelligence measures and safeguard their data.”
The study reveals that 38% of students feel safer “using biometric verification instead of passwords for online accounts — more than any other occupational demographic.”
For colleges and universities, this presents “a clear opportunity.”
With students more open to biometric verification and exposed to the dangers of deepfakes and synthetic identities, “integrating modern identity verification tools can stop fraud, including the multi-million-dollar challenge of ghost student scams, and build long-term trust.”
Students are setting the tone for “broader digital trust standards, and are clear about their protection standards” and who they expect to take responsibility for fraud prevention:
- 42% of students would trust their bank more if it used biometric identity verification instead of passwords.
- 40% of students believe the responsibility for stopping AI-powered fraud lies with government agencies, more so than big tech (38%) or individual platforms.
- 24% of students cited organizations’ misuse or sale of identity data as their biggest concern around online identity verification.
About the Research
The Jumio 2025 Online Identity Study surveyed “8,001 adult consumers evenly distributed across the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Mexico.”
Censuswide fielded the survey “between April 9 and April 24, 2025.”
Censuswide abides by and employs “members of the Market Research Society which is based on the ESOMAR principles and are members of The British Polling Council.”
As covered, Jumio claims that it helps organizations to “know and trust their customers online.”
From account opening to ongoing monitoring, the Jumio Platform provides AI-powered identity intelligence “anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights to accurately establish, maintain and reassert trust.”
Leveraging automated technology including biometric screening, AI/machine learning, liveness detection and no-code orchestration with hundreds of data sources, Jumio helps “to fight fraud and financial crime, onboard customers faster and meet regulatory compliance including KYC and AML.”
Jumio has processed more than “1 billion transactions spanning over 200 countries and territories from real-time web and mobile transactions.”
Based in Sunnyvale, California, Jumio operates globally with “offices and representation in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.”
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) – A panel gathered at UMD’s Weber Music Hall Friday to discuss the future of higher education.
The conversation touched on heavy topics like artificial intelligence, rising tuition costs, and how to provide the best education possible for students.
Almost 100 people listened to conversations on the current climate of college campuses, including UMD Associate Dean of the Swenson College of Engineering and Science Erin Sheets.
“We’re in a unique and challenging time, with respect to the federal landscape and state landscape,” said Sheets.
The three panelists addressed current national changes, including rising tuition costs and budget cuts.
“That is going to be a structural shift we really are going to have to pay attention to, if we want to continue to commit for all students to have the opportunity to attend college,” said panelist and Managing Director of Waverly Foundation Lande Ajose.
Last year alone, the University of Minnesota system was hit with a 3% budget cut on top of a loss of $22 million in federal grants. This resulted in a 6.5% tuition increase for students.
Even with changing resources, the panel emphasized helping students prepare for the future, which they said includes the integration of AI.
“As students graduate, if they are not AI fluent, they are not competitive for jobs,” said panelist and University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham.
Research shows that the use of AI in the workplace has doubled in the last two years to 40%.
While AI continues to grow every day, both students and faculty are learning to use it and integrate it into their curriculum.
“These are tools, they are not a substitute for a human being. You still need the critical thinking, you need the ethical guidelines, even more so,” said Sheets.
Following the panel, UMD hosted a campus-wide celebration to mark the inauguration of Chancellor Charles Nies.
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AI startup CEO who has hired several Meta engineers says: Reason AI researchers are leaving Meta is, as founder Mark Zuckerberg said, “Biggest risk is not taking …”
Shawn Shen, co-founder and CEO of the AI startup Memories.ai, has stated that some researchers are leaving Facebook-parent Meta due to frequent company reorganisations and a desire to take on bigger risks. Shen, who left Meta himself last year, notes that constant changes in managers and goals can be frustrating for researchers, leading them to seek opportunities at other companies and startups. Shen’s startup, which builds AI to understand visual data, recently announced a plan to offer up to $2 million compensation packages to researchers from top tech companies. Memories.ai has already hired Chi-Hao Wu, a former Meta research scientist, as its chief AI officer. Shen also referenced a statement from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg who earlier said that the “the biggest risk is not taking any risks.”
What startup CEO Shen said about AI researchers leaving Meta
In an interview with Business Insider, Shen said: “Meta is constantly doing reorganizations. Your manager and your goals can change every few months. For some researchers, it can be really frustrating and feel like a waste of time. So yes, I think that’s a driver for people to leave Meta and join other companies, especially startups.There’s other reasons people might leave. I think the biggest one is what Mark (Zuckerberg) has said: ‘In an age that’s evolving so fast, the biggest risk is not taking any risks. So why not do that and potentially change the world as part of a trillion-dollar company?’We have already hired Eddy Wu, our Chief AI Officer who was my manager’s manager at Meta. He’s making a similar amount to what we’re offering the new people. He was on their generative AI team, which is now Meta Superintelligence Labs. And we are already talking to a few other people from MSL and some others from Google DeepMind.”
What Shen said about hiring Meta AI researchers for his startup
Shen noted that he’s offering AI researchers who are leaving Meta pay packages of $2 million to work with his startup. He said: “It’s because of the talent war that was started by Mark Zuckerberg. I used to work at Meta, and I speak with my former colleagues often about this. When I heard about their compensation packages, I was shocked — it’s really in the tens of millions range. But it shows that in this age, AI researchers who make the best models and stand at the frontier of technology are really worth this amount of money. We’re building an AI model that can see and remember just like humans. The things that we are working on are very niche. So we are looking for people who are really, really good at the whole field of understanding video data.”He even explained that his company is prioritising hires who are willing to take more equity than cash, allowing it to preserve its financial runway. These recruits will be treated as founding members rather than employees, with compensation split between cash and equity depending on the individual, Shen added.Over the next six months, the AI startup is planning to add three to five people, followed by another five to ten within a year, alongside efforts to raise additional funding. Shen believes that investing heavily in talent will strengthen, not hinder, future fundraising.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – While artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our world, a troubling trend shows scammers using it to steal from seniors, specifically grandparents.
You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘seeing is believing’ your whole life. But in an age of artificial intelligence, the turn of phrase doesn’t exactly stand the test of time. When it’s in the wrong hands, this new technology can make our senior citizens, who didn’t grow up in the digital age, a vulnerable population.
“One of the ways we see that being done is with what’s known as the grandparent scam,” Jamie Harding, AARP of Alabama Communications director, said. “The grandparent scam is basically, it usually happens late at night, they’re asleep, and someone calls them purporting to be their grandchild, they’re in trouble, they need money immediately.”
However, it isn’t actually their grandchild on the other end of the phone. Scammers have used AI technology to replicate the sound of their grandchild’s voice to try to take money.
“These are very sophisticated international crime rings, and they have access to a lot of very sophisticated technology,” Harding said.
To protect your family from these scams, Harding suggests having a code word that every member of your family knows so you can be sure it’s actually your loved one calling.
She also advises you not to answer phone calls from unknown numbers and to keep your personal information off the internet.
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