“Surely there’s fraud, but a human is scrutinizing it.” Okay, but it’s still a human—there are no cameras, no recorded session, no chain of custody, and ultimately, it’s based on the word of that human.
With remote online notarization, the process goes beyond simply having a person look at an ID. The system can verify the barcode on the back of the identification and require the signer to successfully answer knowledge-based authentication questions before proceeding.
As for the room itself, as a notary, if I suspect fraud or something doesn’t look right, I can ask the signer to pan the camera around the room so I can see what is happening around them. That gives me another layer of visibility that you simply don’t have with a traditional, in-person notarization.
And here’s the bigger question: How many of you can honestly say that you could spot professionally fabricated or counterfeit credentials with 100% certainty just by looking at them? A professional fake can be extremely difficult to identify with the naked eye. That’s one reason I see technology-based identity verification, authentication, and recorded sessions as valuable additional layers of protection.
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My daughter has the same argument. I guess at the end of the day, our goal is to be the verifiers. The level of comfort we feel in doing that will ultimately be our preference in operations. Since I am “old school” and leery of doing things that don’t seem safe to me, I will follow my gut and possibly take a great deal longer to get on board with technology that feels like it’s in its infancy
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I understand why people are hesitant to trust something they don’t fully understand. But let’s be honest: technology has never waited for everyone to feel comfortable with it.
When the first computers came out, people said, “Wow!” But who could have imagined that one person’s vision would eventually put a computer in almost every home?
Then came cell phones. People said, “I’ll never need one. I have a house phone.” Look at us now — that computer is sitting in your pocket.
Digital technology is coming whether we like it or not.
But here’s where I’m going to be controversial: I DON’T LIKE A.I..
And it’s not because of what A.I. can do. I can see the benefits, and I understand why people are excited about it.
What concerns me is what’s happening behind the scenes.
What data is being collected? Who controls it? How is it being used? What happens when the technology becomes more powerful than the people using it? And how much are we willing to give up in exchange for convenience?
So yes, I believe the future is digital.
But just because something is new, powerful, and convenient doesn’t mean we should blindly trust it.
Technology deserves innovation. A.I. deserves questions. And the people using it deserve answers.
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When AI can be coded to fix its own coding errors without human interface, that’s pretty powerful.
Those data centers that have many a bit freaked out contain the very information about everyone and everything. A bit concerning for sure. I hope I’m never on the wrong end of bad information. The best I can do is be above scrutiny and hope I never have to defend myself against false information.
I am studying to become a RON agent and my chosen platform says if you suspect AI ask the signer to run their hand slowly up and down in front of their face. AI will have glitches and blurred picture. You see this on Social Media when the video will overlap or twitch.
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If anyone hasn’t seen the movie “Eagle Eye” from 2008 starring Shia LaBeouf, watch it, and pay close attention 2/3 of the way into the movie at who “Aria” aims to wipe out.
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