US EditionSam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Project Expands to 6 US Cities
- Sam Altman's startup World has launched its eye-scanning Orb devices in six U.S. Cities to create digital IDs verifying human users in 2023.
- The rollout follows a 2023 international debut that faced regulatory backlash over biometric data privacy in countries like Spain and Kenya.
- World distributes 20,000 metallic spheres called Orbs that scan irises to generate blockchain-stored digital IDs distinguishing humans from bots amid growing AI threats.
- Altman emphasized that the U.S. Ought to be at the forefront of technological advancement rather than resisting it, noting collaborations with Visa to launch a crypto debit card and with Match Group to implement age verification on dating platforms.
- The U.S. Launch aims to expand World’s user base and digital ID adoption despite ongoing privacy concerns and regulatory challenges across multiple countries.
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Inside Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto party
One of World’s orbs. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge On the evening of April 30th, the hottest ticket in San Francisco was a buzzy crypto startup's coming-out party at a warehouse-like complex on the northern edge of the city. It had all the makings of an event you'd only find near Silicon Valley: Anderson Paak, champagne, and a bunch of eye-scanning orbs. Onstage, Sam Altman and co-founder Alex Blania announced that the cryptocurrency Worldc…
Sam Altman unveils ‘Orb’ eye-scanner in Union Square shop
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- World Network, an identity and financial network that aims to "accelerate every human in the age of AI," opened its first U.S. flagship retail location in San Francisco Thursday. The retail store provides a space to learn more about World’s proof of human (PoH) technology, a company spokesperson said. Inside, visitors will find the Orb, a tech hardware gadget that can "verify humanness" by scanning eyeballs, the spokesper…
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