Tools for Humanity just debuted the Orb Mini, a smartphone-shaped device packed with two optical sensors to scan eyeballs and prove you're human, not an AI agent. The Sam Altman-backed project is also expanding aggressively into the U.S. with retail storefronts in six major cities. It's an ambitious bid to make human verification truly portable.
Sam Altman’s OpenAI is reportedly in talks to partner with Worldcoin, his other high-profile venture focused on crypto and iris-scanning digital identity. Under the potential deal, OpenAI would provide AI solutions and services to Worldcoin, though the close ties between Altman’s two ventures are almost certain to draw fresh regulatory scrutiny.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just officially launched Worldcoin, rolling out its iris-scanning World ID to tell real humans apart from AI bots. The project is expanding 1,500 eyeball-scanning Orbs across 35 cities in 20 countries. Why it matters: as generative AI floods the web, Altman is betting biometrics on the blockchain is the only way to safeguard human identity and enable universal basic income.
