A cryptocurrency project called Worldcoin, created by AI entrepreneur Sam Altman, has launched, offering digital coins in exchange for iris scans to verify human identity. On the first day of the project’s full launch, individuals across the globe queued at scanning sites to participate. The initiative aims to distinguish humans from AI, while preserving privacy. Altman hopes Worldcoin will increase economic opportunity and create a reliable solution for differentiating between humans and robots online. The project also claims it could potentially pave the way for an “AI-funded” universal basic income, although the specifics are unclear. Worldcoin relies on scanning […]
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