Worldcoin Looks to Perfect Facial Recognition for World “Digital” ID

Editor's Comment

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is at it again attempting to perfect facial recognition technology for his “all seeing eye” surveillance project known as Worldcoin. Of course this is being sold as an added security feature, but can also double as an advanced tracking system. There is absolutely no guarantee that images of your face won’t be obtained through the security breaches that happen daily and fed to AI surveillance systems the world over. – Jesse Smith

by Lawrence Damilola | The Shib

Worldcoin has introduced a new facial recognition feature, Face Auth, within its World App digital wallet.

In a statement yesterday, the organization said that the feature allows “a private 1:1 face comparison that ensures only the person who verified their World ID at an orb can” access the World App. The addition aims to increase security for users, particularly for functions like “online purchases, financial transactions, [and] secure sign-in applications.”

The World App, which currently has nearly 15 million users globally, is used by individuals to store, send, and receive Worldcoin’s WLD token. Approximately 6.7 million people have officially verified their identity using the project’s iris-scanning technology — a prerequisite for obtaining a World ID. The primary developer behind this project, Tools for Humanity, was co-founded by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. Read Full Article >