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Policy

Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China

The startup is looking to create a global blockchain-based identification system using iris scans.

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Videos

Sam Altman’s Crypto Project in Talks for $100M in New Funding: Report

Altman’s crypto project, Worldcoin, rose to prominence last year with a controversial, Silicon Valley vision for a universal basic income (UBI): a crypto token that can be distributed in equal quantity to everyone in the world. Now, the Financial Times reports that Worldcoin is eying a new investment round worth over $100 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for artificial intelligence.

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Worldcoin Core Team Member Addresses Retina Scanning Process

Worldcoin's initial rollout included a retina-scanning metal "orb" that the project used to authenticate new users, and privacy advocates heavily criticized it. Tiago Sada, Head of Product at Tools for Humanity and Worldcoin Core member, addresses these concerns as the project launches its first consumer product, World App.

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Sam Altman's Crypto Project Looks to Integrate First Major Consumer Product With World App

At a time when AI filters its way into swaths of the industry, open-source protocols like Worldcoin are among those experimenting with the innovative technology. The San Francisco-based company has launched its first consumer product, World App, which is described as one part minimalist crypto wallet and one part passport for the AI era. Tiago Sada, head of product at Tools for Humanity, discusses on "First Mover" why the project-based app is poised for mass adoption despite privacy concerns.

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Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, Worldcoin, Unveils First Major Consumer Product

Worldcoin, the crypto project from Sam Altman, the co-founder of ChatGPT developer Open AI, has launched a native crypto wallet built on the Ethereum sidechain Polygon called "WorldApp." "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of crypto and AI, potentially bringing blockchain awareness to the mainstream.

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Tech

Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, Worldcoin, Releases First Major Consumer Product

Worldcoin’s “minimalist” wallet, World App, wants to help you prove you’re human in the age of AI.

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Opinion

AI Boosters Would Sacrifice Humanity for a Simulacra - as Long as They're in Control

AI boosterism and associated “long-termist” ideas may be a threat to your privacy, property and civil rights.

Eliezer Yudkowsky's "AI Safety" movement has gazed into the distant future - and decided you shouldn't be allowed to have privacy in the present. (Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

What’s the Relationship Between Crypto and AI? Is There Any?

Distributed AI projects such as SingularityNET want composable artificial intelligence managed through public blockchains. That's far preferable to Silicon Valley's corporate authoritarianism.

Silicon Valley's AI road map implies a future authoritarian dystopia. Distributed AI projects managed by blockchains suggest an alternative path forward. (Getty Images)

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How Worldcoin Project Angers the Population it Claims to Help

Worldcoin, a startup aiming to alleviate poverty with crypto, is now facing backlash for its collection of biometric data using a product called “The Orb.” “The Hash” panel discusses the role of verification in DeFi and the lengths people will go for free crypto.

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Finance

Worldcoin to Raise $100M at $3B Token Valuation: Report

The list of investors reportedly includes a16z and Khosla Ventures.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

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