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"Millions of people worldwide are lining up to stare into a silver sphere about
the size of a bowling ball so their irises can be scanned in exchange for
online identity verification and “free” cryptocurrency.
The silver spheres, known as “Orbs”, are part of the Worldcoin platform, which
officially launched in July 2023 after an 18-month testing phase. Led by Sam
Altman (chief executive of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT) and entrepreneur
Alex Blania, Worldcoin offers users a “digital passport” known as World ID and
small allocations of a cryptocurrency token also called Worldcoin (WLD),
“simply for being human”.
Worldcoin aims to provide a “proof of personhood” to distinguish humans from
artificial intelligence (AI) systems online.
However, critics say the company is essentially bribing people to hand over
highly sensitive biometric data. Governments are taking note: the Worldcoin
platform has already been suspended in Kenya, and is under investigation in
several other countries."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
