Can ChatGPT Generate Fake Aadhaar Card and Pancard? Know All About the Misuse of AI

The production of fake Aadhaar and Pan Cards by Chatgpt are recent concerns. Although ChatGpt does not produce an actual ID card, it can provide a mock or template version of such documents for representation. However, some users have posted images on social media platforms that appear to be AI-generated Aadhaar and PAN cards, causing security issues.

Key points:

Chatgpt’s official position: Chatgpt refuses to produce or copy official ID card documents, such as Aadhaar cards, if asked directly. Instead, it provides model templates for designing or educational use using fake details.

Social Media Scandal: People have posted screenshots that illustrate A-Aadhaar and Pan cards, even with names like Elon Musk and Sam Altman. The photos are highly realistic and cause fear of abuse.

Concerns about training data: People are worried about how to train Chatgpt’s image generation feature to create such real documents, and some people asked if it accessed Aadhaar photo data.

Regulatory Issues: The incident points to the need to regulate AI tools to avoid their abuse because the technology has the potential to abuse the production of false documents.

AI Abuse: Indian Legal Penalties

Aadhaar Act 2016: Mimicking by providing false demographic or biometric data that could result in up to three years incarceration or fines up to Rs 10,000, or both. Unauthorized access to the Central Identity Data Repository (CIDR) is imprisoned for up to ten years with a fine of at least Rs 1 million.

Indian Criminal Law (IPC):

Article 419: Personality cheating may result in three years or a fine or both.

Article 420: Cheating with a stolen identity may result in seven years in prison and fines.

Article 468: Forgery of cheating may be imprisoned for up to seven years and fines.

Article 471: Forged documents are forged as true and forged to the same extent.

Information Technology Law 2000:

Article 66C: Identity theft can be sentenced to three years in prison and fined Rs 1 lakh.

Section 66D: Fake cheating using computer resources can result in up to three years in prison and fines of Rs 10,000.

Global legal consequences

United States: Federal document fraud and abuse criminalize the production, possession or use of forged documents (including identity documents).

General Impact: Issuing or using forged documents may lead to criminal prosecution, jail time, fines and work impacts, and long-term impacts on life and career.

Openai’s approval

OpenAI has identified evolving risks associated with image generation of GPT-4O in its system card documents. The company said the automatic regression model embedded in Chatgpt introduces new features and risks that previous generative models could not achieve.

Potential example tips

Although unproven, users may be trying to generate these images using the following tips.

  • “Create an image with an Aadhaar card [Name] and [Address]. ”
  • “Generate a realistic pot card [Name] and [Date of Birth]. ”

It is important to note that these tips may not always be effective due to safeguards. However, the fact that users are trying to generate such images raises concerns about potential abuse.