{"id":14787,"date":"2024-06-11T11:37:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/why-passwords-still-matter-in-the-age-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T11:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:37:31","slug":"why-passwords-still-matter-in-the-age-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/why-passwords-still-matter-in-the-age-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Why passwords still matter in the age of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Apple\u2019s new Passwords app tries to solve our identity crisis, why are we still proving who we are via strings of random characters?<\/p>\n

Whether it stands for artificial intelligence or, er, Apple intelligence, AI is the hot news of the day. Which is why I think it\u2019s time to talk about [sits backwards on chair<\/em>] passwords.<\/p>\n

It may have been buried in the reporting of last night\u2019s Apple event \u2013 which the inestimable Kari Paul and Nick Robins-Early covered for us from Cupertino and New York<\/a> \u2013 but one of the more consequential changes coming to the company\u2019s platforms in the next year is the creation of a new Passwords app.<\/p>\n

The average user probably has never heard of 1Password or LastPass, and they may or may not be aware that the iPhone can automatically create and store passwords for them. For users like that, a new Passwords app showing up on their iPhone\u2019s Home screen this fall is going to hopefully lead them to a more secure computing future.<\/p>\n

A mild improvement in your daily life. That\u2019s what Apple, Google and Microsoft are offering, with a fairly rare triple announcement that the three tech giants are all adopting the Fido standard and ushering in a passwordless future. The standard replaces usernames and passwords with \u2018passkeys\u2019, log-in information stored directly on your device and only uploaded to the website when matched with biometric authentication like a selfie or fingerprint.<\/p>\n

At around 11pm last night my partner went to change our lounge room lights with our home light control system. When she tried to login, her account couldn\u2019t be accessed. Her Apple Keychain had deleted the Passkey she was using on that site \u2026 Just like adblockers, I predict that Passkeys will only be used by a small subset of the technical population, and consumers will generally reject them.<\/p>\n

Zoom users in the not-too-distant future could send AI avatars to attend meetings in their absence, the company\u2019s chief executive has suggested, delegating the drudge-work of corporate life to a system trained on their own content.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Phasing out voice based authentication as a security measure for accessing bank accounts and other sensitive information
\n \u2022 Exploring policies to protect the use of individuals\u2019 voices in AI
\n \u2022 Educating the public in understanding the capabilities and limitations of AI technologies, including the possibility of deceptive AI content<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAs Apple\u2019s new Passwords app tries to solve our identity crisis, why are we still proving who we are via strings of random characters?
\nWhether it stands for artificial intelligence or, er, Apple intelligence, AI is the hot news of the day. Which is why I think it\u2019s time to talk about [sits backwards on chair] passwords.
\nIt may have been buried in the reporting of last night\u2019s Apple event \u2013 which the inestimable Kari Paul and Nick Robins-Early covered for us from Cupertino and New York \u2013 but one of the more consequential changes coming to the company\u2019s platforms in the next year is the creation of a new Passwords app.
\nThe average user probably has never heard of 1Password or LastPass, and they may or may not be aware that the iPhone can automatically create and store passwords for them. For users like that, a new Passwords app showing up on their iPhone\u2019s Home screen this fall is going to hopefully lead them to a more secure computing future.
\nA mild improvement in your daily life. That\u2019s what Apple, Google and Microsoft are offering, with a fairly rare triple announcement that the three tech giants are all adopting the Fido standard and ushering in a passwordless future. The standard replaces usernames and passwords with \u2018passkeys\u2019, log-in information stored directly on your device and only uploaded to the website when matched with biometric authentication like a selfie or fingerprint.
\nAt around 11pm last night my partner went to change our lounge room lights with our home light control system. When she tried to login, her account couldn\u2019t be accessed. Her Apple Keychain had deleted the Passkey she was using on that site \u2026 Just like adblockers, I predict that Passkeys will only be used by a small subset of the technical population, and consumers will generally reject them.
\nZoom users in the not-too-distant future could send AI avatars to attend meetings in their absence, the company\u2019s chief executive has suggested, delegating the drudge-work of corporate life to a system trained on their own content.
\n\u2022 Phasing out voice based authentication as a security measure for accessing bank accounts and other sensitive information
\n \u2022 Exploring policies to protect the use of individuals\u2019 voices in AI
\n \u2022 Educating the public in understanding the capabilities and limitations of AI technologies, including the possibility of deceptive AI content Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Apple\u2019s new Passwords app tries to solve our identity crisis, why are we still proving who we are via strings of random characters? Whether it stands for artificial intelligence or, er, Apple intelligence, AI is the hot news of the day. Which is why I think it\u2019s time to talk about [sits backwards on …<\/p>\n

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