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Annie Minoff

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The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

AI fakes are also becoming a problem in banking.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

AI fakes are also becoming a problem in banking.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

Altman says he wanted to help solve this problem. And to do it, he co-founded World.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

Altman says he wanted to help solve this problem. And to do it, he co-founded World.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

Altman says he wanted to help solve this problem. And to do it, he co-founded World.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

So how does World plan to identify real humans on the internet? That is where the orbs come in. How does that process work? How does the scan happen?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

So how does World plan to identify real humans on the internet? That is where the orbs come in. How does that process work? How does the scan happen?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

So how does World plan to identify real humans on the internet? That is where the orbs come in. How does that process work? How does the scan happen?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

World says it then deletes the pictures of your eye. The only thing it says it retains is that individualized code. That iris code can then link to something called a world ID, basically your online proof of humanness. I mean, isn't this just a fancy social security number? Like, why is it better than a passport or a password?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

World says it then deletes the pictures of your eye. The only thing it says it retains is that individualized code. That iris code can then link to something called a world ID, basically your online proof of humanness. I mean, isn't this just a fancy social security number? Like, why is it better than a passport or a password?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

World says it then deletes the pictures of your eye. The only thing it says it retains is that individualized code. That iris code can then link to something called a world ID, basically your online proof of humanness. I mean, isn't this just a fancy social security number? Like, why is it better than a passport or a password?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

Not everybody in the world has a passport. Passports can be forged, and they're not standardized around the world. The world ID, on the other hand, could work for anyone, anywhere. Or at least that's the idea. And in Altman's kind of vision of the future, how are people using this code? Like, what's the scenario where I'm being asked to flash my world ID?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

Not everybody in the world has a passport. Passports can be forged, and they're not standardized around the world. The world ID, on the other hand, could work for anyone, anywhere. Or at least that's the idea. And in Altman's kind of vision of the future, how are people using this code? Like, what's the scenario where I'm being asked to flash my world ID?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

Not everybody in the world has a passport. Passports can be forged, and they're not standardized around the world. The world ID, on the other hand, could work for anyone, anywhere. Or at least that's the idea. And in Altman's kind of vision of the future, how are people using this code? Like, what's the scenario where I'm being asked to flash my world ID?

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

But World had a problem. How to get people to stand in front of an orb and get their eyeballs scanned.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

But World had a problem. How to get people to stand in front of an orb and get their eyeballs scanned.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

But World had a problem. How to get people to stand in front of an orb and get their eyeballs scanned.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

But World had a solution for that, too. It would give people a little extra incentive to get scanned. The project developed its own cryptocurrency called WorldCoin.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

But World had a solution for that, too. It would give people a little extra incentive to get scanned. The project developed its own cryptocurrency called WorldCoin.

The Journal.
Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

But World had a solution for that, too. It would give people a little extra incentive to get scanned. The project developed its own cryptocurrency called WorldCoin.