TheTuring test was to see if computers could pass for humans, but as AI increasingly passes those tests, there may be increasing demands for humans to prove their humanity. World (renamed from Worldcoin this week) plans to attack that task, in a privacy preserving way (i.e. you verify that you are human without identifying yourself).
Reuters has the story:
Sam Altman's rebranded Worldcoin ramps up iris-scanning crypto project, By Anna Tong, October 17, 20242
"SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - - Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, said on Thursday it was rebranding to World Network and was ramping up efforts to scan every human's iris using its "orb" devices.
"Its core offering is its World ID, which the company describes as a "digital passport" to prove that its holder is a real human and tell the difference with AI chatbots online"
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Two snapshots I took at their event on Thursday:
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