Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Is Here and Involves a Mysterious ‘Orb’

• OpenAI boss Sam Altman has developed a new eye-scanning toy called the “Orb” for the world.
• On Monday, Altman launched a new project, Worldcoin, to combat the challenges posed by AI.
• Worldcoin requires users to verify their identity through an AI-distinguished orb.

ChatGPT creator Sam Altman is ready to present his new creation to the world. This is a future version of currency that scans eyeballs through “orbs”.

of OpenAI boss announced global expansion of Worldcoin on Monday – Cryptocurrency project founded in 2019. Its aim is to create “a new identity and financial network owned by everyone”.

of Blog post announcing the launchAltman and co-founder Alex Brania said the project, if successful, would “significantly increase economic opportunities” while providing a way to “distinguish between humans and AI online while preserving privacy.”

They aim to achieve this by providing users with digital identities, known as world identities, and digital currency that is awarded “just for being human.”

To do this, prospective users are asked to download a world app called “Wallet”. The user is then directed to access the “orb”. Orbs scan people’s eyes for biometric authentication and share a World ID.

According to Worldcoin’s blog post, “This allows you to prove that you are a genuine and unique person online while maintaining complete privacy.” start, 1,500 orbs will be placed from Summer to Fall According to Worldcoin, it has been rolled out in more than 35 cities.

For Altman, the project provides an important means of enabling users to provide “proof of identity” online at a time when the rise of AI, driven by his ChatGPT, makes it difficult to distinguish between human-generated and machine-generated content.

However, the project faces obstacles in the United States due to concerns from lawmakers about the use of cryptocurrencies in fraud.This prevented world coin From the launch of digital tokens in the United States.

in the post of XAltman, formerly known as Twitter, said Worldcoin may or may not work, “like any really ambitious project.” “Either way, we especially love the people we hate. It gives us energy. Keep it up!” he said.

World Coin Orbs are getting a lot of attention online. In X, the chairman of rival firm Block Inc., Jack Dorsey, described the project as “cute” and drew attention to the eerieness of the orbs. “Visit the orb or the orb will visit you…” he posted.

Further ambitions of the project include the introduction of a universal basic income.