Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project Hits the US

[TomPluz]

World has launched its biometric ID system stateside after years of regulatory hedging and global controversy.  The promise of free crypto in exchange for your biometric data is now live in the U.S., courtesy of World, the eyeball-scanning project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

It announced Wednesday that it is officially rolling out its orbs in six major American cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. While it toured its orbs around the U.S. in earlier promotional efforts, it stopped short of offering full services stateside.

The U.S. debut for World, formerly known as Worldcoin, comes far later than other jurisdictions across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.

Get more details of this development here at Decrypto.co.


I am sure this is a game-changing roll-up for World platform which is under the leadership of Sam Altman, giving us the convergence of AI, cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and the component called as "proof of human" and in return we are supposed to be getting something for the data we share with them.

What is your own opinion on this development...is this something we should embrace and cherish or be careful with treading?

[ABCbits]

I remember many months ago we discussed legal and privacy issue regarding Worldcoin on this news board. I guess it's one of reason they decide to rename "Worldcoin" into "World". I will continue to avoid this coin, while seeing price of WLD continue to going down.

[hugeblack]

It's an evolution that goes against the blockchain principles of respecting privacy and decentralization. The project is entirely centralized and aims to exploit customer data in exchange for promises of token profits.

[MUGNIA]

Maybe I will avoid this coin, because in my opinion this coin is no longer following the blockchain principle where the owner's data will be known, maybe initially only on the WLD coin, but we don't know in the future whether we as crypto owners will always be safe.

[Bobcrypto]

World has launched its biometric ID system stateside after years of regulatory hedging and global controversy.  The promise of free crypto in exchange for your biometric data is now live in the U.S., courtesy of World, the eyeball-scanning project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

It announced Wednesday that it is officially rolling out its orbs in six major American cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. While it toured its orbs around the U.S. in earlier promotional efforts, it stopped short of offering full services stateside.

The U.S. debut for World, formerly known as Worldcoin, comes far later than other jurisdictions across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.

Get more details of this development here at Decrypto.co.


I am sure this is a game-changing roll-up for World platform which is under the leadership of Sam Altman, giving us the convergence of AI, cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and the component called as "proof of human" and in return we are supposed to be getting something for the data we share with them.

What is your own opinion on this development...is this something we should embrace and cherish or be careful with treading?

For me, this is a good addition to further boost the cryptocurrency developments and it should be to embrace. The area of data sharing is absolutely a great features and I think that many crypto enthusiast will be attracted to the platform.
I don't think there is any cause to fears, it is a new invention, all that are needed is just a trial to see how it performs

[target]

I thought this was happening years ago. There were threads and discussions about this WLD scanning eyeballs in our country where they gave away around $50. Kind of small amount for the personal data taken from them.

While I'm surprise someone would allow their eyes be scanned.  What does the eyeball database do to people that has their eyes recorded there?

[Gposas]

This seems new to me.... Scanning person's eye?
Sorry to ask, do the project have their own Blockchain or it is based on the eyes of the people they scan...?

Going through the article from the link OP provided, I'm seeing Proof of Personhood, can someone help with this?
I've read about PoW, PoS and other forms related to mining and other areas of crypto but I'm just getting to hear about this...

I can't even tell whether the project is worth supporting or not.. I guess I just have to make research about this. It seems interesting but at the same time thoughtful.

[LogitechMouse]

They're exploiting the poor people through getting their personal information in exchange of some crypto tokens.

Because of this, I will not support this token just like what many are saying. They also went in our country, and since we're a developing country, they lured those poor people by sharing their personal information and in exchange, they will get free money through their token which is WLD.

I just hope that those who gave their information to them will just be fine.