SamAltman’sWorldcoinhasrebrandedto“World,”unveilingnewfeaturesataneventinSanFrancisco.Altmanandco-founderAlexBlaniaintroducedmajorimprovements,especiallytotheOrbtechnology.Originallydesignedforirisrecognition,theOrbnowfeaturesNvidia’sJetsonchipset,boostingAIprocessingpowerandallowingforself-servicekiosks,whichwillmakethetechnologymoreaccessible.UserswillalsobeabletorequestanOrbforhomeusethroughanapp,similartoorderingpizza,accordingtochiefdesignerHenryHeley.
World’sprimaryproduct,itsIrisScanningtechnology,iscrucialfordistinguishinghumansfrombots,especiallyasAIbecomesmoreprevalent.However,Worldisbroadeningitsmethodsofidentification.InadditiontotheenhancedOrb,thecompanynowoffersalternativeslikeusingNFC-enabledpassportstoverifycitizenship,age,andidentitywithoutscanningirises.PlansarealsoinplacetointegratetheidentityverificationsystemwithmessagingplatformssuchasFaceTime,WhatsApp,andZoom.
Worldisupdatingitsmobileapptoinclude“mini-apps”developedbythirdparties.SinceitslaunchinJuly2023,theplatformhasgainedover10millionusers,7millionofwhomareverified.AltmanandBlaniaareaimingtogrowtheuserbaseto700millionormore,notingthatanewuserjoinseverytwoseconds.Followingtheevent,Worldcoin’stoken(WLD)droppedby5%,nowtradingat$2.14.
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