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.
A technical blog post just dissected the real-world intersections of crypto and AI, pointing out where the hype meets practical utility. The most promising applications involve AIs acting as players in micro-prediction markets or smart contract assistants, but using models to enforce governance rules exposes them to severe adversarial attacks. Why it matters: Decentralization and open models clash with machine learning vulnerabilities, meaning not all crypto-AI mashups are built to last.
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.
