May 1 (UPI) --World, an eyeball-scanning ID device backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launched in the United States Thursday. World uses iris scans done by an Orb spherical biometric device to ...

Sam Altman’s World project has launched in the U.S. It scans users’ irises in exchange for crypto, raising fresh concerns about privacy, biometric data and AI-linked identity systems.

According to a report from Semafor, Reddit is actively considering partnering with World ID, the verification system co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to perform user verification on its platform.

Tools for Humanity, a startup co-founded by Sam Altman, has launched its its World eyeball-scanning identity verification system in the US. During an event in San Francisco, Altman reportedly said ...

Then you get some of the project's cryptocurrency, WLD, for free, and you can use your World ID as a sign-in with integrated platforms, which currently include an open API integration with ...

“World ID is one way that we can help make that easier,” he said. The goal, in a way, seems to undo some of the potential negative ramifications of OpenAI, Altman’s other company.

May 1 (UPI) --World, an eyeball-scanning ID device backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launched in the United States Thursday. World uses iris scans done by an Orb spherical biometric device to ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's eye-scanning venture officially makes its U.S. debut Thursday. Altman co-founded "World" in 2019 — known as Worldcoin until last year — to create a global identity ...

Sam Altman's eye-scanning ID project launches in U.S. with six locations By Riya Bhattacharjee, CNBC and Hayden Field, CNBC • Published April 30, 2025 • Updated on May 1, 2025 at 6:12 pm ...