This scary AI recognizes passwords by the sound of your typing

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This scary AI recognizes passwords by the sound of your typing
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This scary AI recognizes passwords by the sound of your typing::British researchers have trained an artificial intelligence to recognize keystrokes by sound. A smartphone placed near a laptop served as the microphone.

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Wouldn't that make it easier for the AI?

But it's the rubber dome keys that make up his password keys. The mechs are just a distraction.

galaxy brain

Not if you randomly jumple and replace the switches before typing each password

... or just use a password manager like a sensible person.

You're right but...which part of this exchange implied anyone trying to be sensible?

Yes, but if it was specifically trained on your particular keyboard.