Worldcoin: Sam Altman launches eyeball scanning crypto coin

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8 points·MarcScott··13 comments

I don't get it. Surely the process of actually turning up in person proves you're not a bot?

I have not looked into this much, but I had always assumed that step one of creating a valid UBI scheme was solving authentication. Otherwise UBI is griftopia as scammers could sign-up multiple times. I thought The Orb was a solution to that problem.

The eyeball scan prevents people from signing up multiple times.

You also have to protect against insider fraud by the employees at the signup locations. So having them click "Yes, a person showed up" isn't enough.

So does bringing ID with you.

Not everyone has ID, and not everyone wants to provide ID, and some people have multiple IDs in different names.

Details from an ID card are less invasive that this crap.

so now thief will gauge your eyeball out instead of stealing your wallet at gunpoint. amazing!

this guy seem to be the definition of naive.

Surely no one would be dumb enough to participate in this.

i have been seeing these kiosks for over 2 years now in new delhi metro stations

OpenAEye?

AEyes wide shut?

Eye for AI?

What a weird ritual!

Sam Altman - Sam bank man fried. Sigh. Has a toxic weight attached.

Sigh don’t take it personal. Just name stats playing bros. Hang in there we know u guys received money from him

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