Fraudsters are using AI to churn out fake IDs before selling them to under-18s for as little as 12 - and experts say supermarkets, pubs and airports need to be on 'red alert'

Fraudsters are using the latest AI technology to churn out masses of high-quality fake IDs in just minutes, a report has warned. Yoti, which provides facial estimation systems for British supermarkets and pubs to check users are over-18, said the forgeries were so'sophisticated' they were hard to spot. The British firm highlighted an underground website called Onlyfake that used the technology behind chatbots to create'highly convincing' AI-generated IDs for just 12. With a reported 20,000 being produced every day, an investigation found they were good enough to bypass an online trading platform's strict verification system. Security experts said supermarkets, pubs, and airports would also need to be on ' red alert' - warning many were'woefully unprepared to deal with this threat'.