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Excited to be in Portland next week for the VA/DOD Suicide Prevention Conference! Excited to share how Sound Off reaches those seeking help who are presently unwilling or unable to engage with care elsewhere. Through today, 38% of those seeking support on Sound Off indicated they were not willing to seek help elsewhere. Our conference objectives: 1) Begin discussions of scaling support to the conventional force via existing DoD non-medical counseling programs. Ashish Vazirani Ron Keohane DASD Patricia M. Barron Lee Kelley, MSW 2) Exploring the VA clinical landscape and the best path to leveraging existing clinical capacity to scale to reach the 60% of Veterans who die by suicide who are not recent VHA users. Dave Brimmer Amanda Lienau, PhDTodd Burnett Matthew Miller, PHD, MPH 3) (Writing from OKC) Sharing more on our early work in support of Veterans who are Native Americans! Sidney T. E. 4) Share more on our transition to "non-medical counseling", three-way crisis hotline calling, anonymous validation of "Persons Seeking Help"'s status as a Servicemember or Veteran (Luke Wolf & ID.me) and more! See you all next week!

💡You might be familiar with large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. But have you heard of FraudGPT and WormGPT, two LLMs that criminals use to manipulate and scam victims on large scales? Like deepfakes, LLMs engineered for fraudulent activities represent a growing threat powered by advancements in AI. At ID.me, we proactively monitor for these evolving threats and employ cutting-edge technology, including biometrics and advanced machine learning algorithms, to detect and neutralize them effectively. We provide this security while protecting, and never selling, your data. Watch the video here: https://www.id.me/about  🔎Follow ID.me for more insights from JT Taylor and other ID.me leaders on how we're working toward a more secure and user-centric internet while protecting individuals from identity theft. Stay informed, stay secure. #FraudPrevention #CyberSecurity #Deepfakes #IDme

💡Ever wonder how international fraudsters use deepfake technology to steal Americans' benefits? Watch JT Taylor, ID.me's Senior Director of Fraud Investigations and Operations, as he unveils real-life cases in which our team caught fraudsters red-handed during our video chat verifications. 🔎 Learn how ID.me's advanced tech can detect the use of multiple cameras - a crucial fraud indicator. Plus, discover how our Trusted Referees are expertly trained to spot fraudulent activity. Watch the video here: https://www.id.me/about Don’t miss JT’s breakdown of another rising threat: the use of large language models (LLMs) in massive-scale scams, coming next week. Stay informed, stay secure. #FraudPrevention #CyberSecurity #Deepfakes #IDme

At ID.me, our members are at the heart of our mission. That's why we are committed to providing a secure, user-centric verification experience. ID.me's identity wallet is shaping a future where managing multiple usernames and passwords will be a thing of the past, while protecting individuals from identity theft. Twanda heard about ID.me from the Texas Workforce Commission, one of our 40 state agency partners, when she went to apply for unemployment benefits. ID.me secured her digital identity and enabled her to access her benefits. Without a Texas ID, Twanda had difficulty verifying her identity until she was able to use ID.me. Our ID.me Impact on Members series describes how ID.me is helping our members secure their identity across the country. Tune in next week to hear from another valued ID.me member!

Why is Elon Musk so special? Blake Hall has built a friendship with him and recently hosted Elon for the 2023 Army-Navy game. A couple of observations stand out to me: - Musk's extraordinary breadth and depth of domain expertise across several fields of knowledge. Whether discussing the intricacies of Ukraine-Russia geopolitics or the potential of mRNA technology in cancer treatment, Musk's command of details in diverse fields is exceptional. - Elon Musk is incredibly kind. Blake was amazed on how approachable he was with the crowd at the Army-Navy game, even amidst an overwhelming number of fans. Check out my full Fintech Leaders episode with Blake Hall, CEO of ID.me ⤵⤵⤵ Substack: https://bit.ly/3yWp19z   Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4cfMr85 Apple: https://apple.co/45j0bg4

I sat down with Blake Hall, CEO & Co-Founder of ID.me one of the leading US companies in identity verification with 130+ million users. Founded in 2011, ID.me has raised ~$300 million in equity from BoxGroup, Blu Ventures, Moonshots Capital, CapitalG, Morgan Stanley, Viking Global Investors, and a long list of impressive funds and angels. Blake is also a decorated war veteran and he was awarded 2 Bronze Star medals from the US Army for his service in Iraq. We discuss: - Leadership lessons from his days of combat in Iraq with the US Army - Transitioning from military service to entrepreneurship - What he's learned from building a friendship with Elon Musk - Importance of feedback, learning, and decision-making in the entrepreneurial journey - Early challenges, the growing threat of identity theft and fraud… lots more! Special thanks to Samantha Greenberg for the intro.

Articles like this are so misleading. ID.me is making it easier for Americans to interact with their government while reducing identity theft and fraud, which has skyrocketed over the last decade. Biometrics are a critical tool for convenience and security as anyone who has been to the airport lately can attest. With a digital wallet like ID.me that also makes ID verification reusable, biometrics also have enormous potential to speed assistance in scenarios like disaster relief when you might have lost your identity documents. It's just silly that in a world where there are huge social media companies where most Americans have uploaded their images, we are being targeted persistently for following federal standards to use biometrics to fight ID theft and fraud. https://lnkd.in/ehA7xKFj