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According to Blockworks, Civic, a company specializing in identity and access management solutions, has introduced a new physical ID card for Civic Pass holders to help combat the growing threat of AI-driven identity fraud. A Civic Pass is a non-transferable token, also known as a soulbound identity token, which allows users to access decentralized applications and services by verifying their legitimacy as a person. With the increasing adoption of AI, new technologies are emerging that can create realistic, imaginative scenes from text and instructions, fueling the fraudulent identity market and enabling the production of fake IDs almost instantly.

To protect users from a scheme called 'face farming,' where bad actors collect videos and selfies from a person they are trying to imitate and gain access to their online accounts, Civic has introduced a physical ID card. Vinny Lingham, co-founder and Chair of the board at Civic, said in a press release that criminals are increasingly using AI technology to bypass checks and guardrails that society has been using. 'We’re very aware of the challenges that the rapidly evolving AI world poses to human identity verification…by launching our physical ID card, we’re taking real steps towards protecting against fraudulent activity that takes place digitally,' Lingham said.

Civic's personal physical ID card can be collected at select physical addresses, and those who collect their IDs must undergo a verification process through an authorized provider. Users will also receive a new digital Civic Pass in their on-chain wallets, representing the soulbound token itself. The existing Civic platform is being used by popular Web3 projects including Gitcoin, Passport, Polygon ID, Realms, Fantom, Metaplex, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Optimism, and XDC.