ChatGPT boss launches eyeball scanning crypto project - BBC News

A cryptocurrency project described as being "dystopian" has been launched by AI entrepreneur Sam Altman.

Worldcoin gives people digital coins in exchange for a scan of their eyeballs.

In sites around the world thousands of people queued to gaze into silver orbs on day one of the project's full launch.

Mr Altman, the chief executive of Open AI which built chat bot ChatGPT says he hopes the initiative will help confirm if someone is a human or a robot.

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[DannyMancheno]

The fact the creator calls critics “haters” makes me completely uninterested in this. Before i was only 99% uninterested.

[daledevernon]

Your Iris is like your fingerprint unique to each person, you've just created a massive security problem for yourself.

[AChildOfLight]

People are literally walking into their own prison. Except the prison bars cannot be seen. Remarkable

[MorningNapalm]

This is absolutely one of the most creepy things I have ever heard of. Someone ought to take this guy to court.

[nicollokhumalo]

People are giving up such valuable private information for nothing.

[ydnallah]

Why do they want that? Other than creating a database they can sell to governments or the highest bidder

[RHCole]

No, you do not get to scan my retina.

[public.public]

Don't throw your I.D. away like this.
You are so going to be ripped off when the data is sold.

[NyanyiC]

So he is paying you with a coin he invented.. Reminds me of SBF

[Pelo]

Someone will find a way to beat that system

[ShakilShahadat]

Sam Altman
Sam Bankman

It's just different sides of the same coin.

Get it?

[I.____.....__...__]

Give Sam Altman a scan of your iris in exchange for $2. Then give them a scan of your face for $1. Next, give them your fingerprints for $3. Next, give them a sample of your DNA for $5. Give them a full 3D 360° bodyscan of your unclothed body for $7. Give him your address, phone-number, mother's maiden-name, SSN, high-school, first pet's name, etc. for $10. Finally, give him your bank-account information and PIN for $20. Then try to cash out the crypto and see it's worth $0. 👍

[birilol]

Imagine giving away your biometrics for 40 bucks LMAO

[jaydibernardo]

Eyeball scanning for crypto? What could possibly go wrong? 😅

[briansmith]

How much is a soul worth these days?
Before you are taken into captivity of course .

[pstar]

What's his goal, what he will do by collecting iris scan??

[lougaI]

Then you realise one world coin is 0.018 USD lmao

[samuelo]

Alright everyone, let’s all make fake eyeballs with paint and foam balls and scan those to break the system

[AlmightyAjax]

2 million fools giving away their privacy..

[jguitar]

Wouldn't eyeball scanning make the funds much less transferrable? (In case the account holder passes away, for example.)