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Back in late August, I interviewed Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, chief technology officer at biometrics company Aware. In my story, Dr. Lazzouni spoke extensively of building authentication technologies which not only redefine the concept of confirming one\u2019s identity, they present unique opportunities in access for the disability community. Aware, Dr. Lazzouni said, isn\u2019t in the business of making consumer-facing products, but the company is nonetheless cognizant of the responsibility to build technology with empathy and equality in mind.<\/p>\n

Alexey Khitrov has been similarly dedicated to such solutions.<\/p>\n

Khitrov presides over ID R&D, a Mitek company, a New York-based biometrics firm that, like Dr. Lazzouni and Aware, focuses its work on building biometric authentication software with a nod towards accessibility and inclusivity. On its website, ID R&D says it delivers \u201cnaturally effortless, AI-based biometric authentication software\u201d in products like \u201cmobile, web, and telephone channels, as well as conversational interfaces, [internet of things] devices, and embedded hardware to improve security and significantly reduce friction in the user experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with me conducted earlier this month via videoconference, Khitrov explained ID R&D focuses its work specifically on \u201cvoice and face modalities\u201d with the latter focused on liveness. The company\u2019s software has the ability to distinguish between a picture of a person and a picture of a person on a screen, with Khitrov telling me it\u2019s a \u201cvery important capability\u201d to have right now because the majority of biometric security attacks are based not on mere impersonation, but through the data upon which deep fakes can be easily generated. Moreover, Khitrov caveated that although the work he and his team do is important, it\u2019s not exactly the sexiest nor most exciting endeavor in the world. To that end, the aforementioned \u201cnaturally effortless\u201d portion of ID R&D\u2019s mission involves natural movements\u2014blinking an eye or moving one\u2019s head, for example\u2014such that it validates a person\u2019s liveness while allowing customers, Khitrov told me, \u201cto actually avoid and remove this unnecessary step in the user experience when it comes to syndication and access to various resources.\u201d He added a similar approach is taken to voice, saying the company\u2019s software is able to differentiate between a person\u2019s true voice to that heard on a recording.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really focusing on bringing the best available tech and science into this world, and we know the performance benchmark of evaluations and so on,\u201d Khitrov said of his company\u2019s ambitions. \u201cWe\u2019re focusing on bringing the most exciting new technological breakthroughs and convert them into creating this more secure and frictionless world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Khitrov described the work he does in a nutshell as simplifying authentication and access because, for many people\u2014like those who are disabled\u2014the process of identifying oneself can oftentimes be difficult. Thus, the software built by Khitrov and team is ultimately intended to break barriers and \u201c[make] these technologies and services more accessible to all of our users.\u201d When a piece of technology requires a lot of labor from users, Khitrov added, it introduces a great deal of friction to operation and the overall experience. This problem is obviously exacerbated for someone who literally lacks the ability to perform certain actions, so Khitrov said ID R&D\u2019s software is very intentionally designed to deliver what he called a \u201cfrictionless\u201d experience to customers.<\/p>\n

Khitrov expressed enthusiasm for the developments in the generative AI arena, telling me society is in the throes of a \u201cnew kind of new technology cycle that we haven\u2019t seen for quite some time.\u201d AI, he said, is growing at an exponential clip, but acknowledged development can be a double-edged sword. He cited AI\u2019s potential in doing absolute good for the world, certainly for the disability community, with voice cloning like Apple\u2019s Personal Voice accessibility feature new to iOS 17. A person like the late Stephen Hawking could have had his voice voice preserved via cloning and used it to communicate instead of the \u201cquite metallic\u201d version that\u2019s ironically become somewhat of a trademark for the esteemed physicist and cosmologist. On the other hand, however, Khitrov said AI\u2019s ever-burgeoning capabilities are appearing so rapidly that it\u2019s easy for less scrupulous bad actors to \u201ccreate new threats, new frauds, and new attack vectors.\u201d Such scenarios underscores the work Khitrov and team have done in building a tool smart enough to discern between a real voice and that of an artificial, albeit clever, version.<\/p>\n

When asked about his visions for the future, Khitrov responded generally by saying he believes society as a collective is \u201cmoving to the world of effortless security [and] effortless authentication.\u201d More pointedly, he said he feels the emergence of advanced biometrics tech, coupled with AI, will soon enable us the ability to authenticate ourselves by simply moving naturally. This stands in stark contrast to today\u2019s staid, command-like approach to Touch ID or Face ID on Apple devices, for example, where the features demand deliberateness in placing our thumb on the button or looking directly at the iPhone or iPad to get in.<\/p>\n

Such fluidity in authentication would be a boon in terms of lessening cognitive load in addition to motor skills. Speaking of barriers, for many disabled people, there\u2019s high friction involved in remembering how to place one\u2019s finger on the Touch ID button, for instance. Depending on their level of cognition, it\u2019s hard. Khitrov\u2019s visions of the future transcend sheer convenience and efficiency into being true accessibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe security measures would only be noticeable if somebody were trained to break them,\u201d Khitrov said. \u201cOnly bad guys would even notice that they\u2019re there, so we\u2019ll be acting normally in our communications with devices\u2014with the apps [and] the kinds of technology pieces all around us, and we would we will not see access to those [security] services as a barrier because they will be happening completely frictionlessly without any additional steps. That\u2019s how we see the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Back in late August, I interviewed Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, chief technology officer at biometrics company Aware. In my story, Dr. Lazzouni spoke extensively of building authentication technologies which not only redefine the concept of confirming one\u2019s identity, they present unique opportunities in access for the disability community. 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