Sam Altman's Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder
Gizmodo • • business
Key Points:
- Sam Altman's company, World, is partnering with Tinder and Zoom to implement biometric eye scans as a method to verify users are human, aiming to reduce bots and fake accounts on their platforms.
- Tinder will require users to scan their eyeballs at physical locations to receive a "verified human" badge, incentivizing participation with five free profile boosts and plans to roll out globally after a pilot in Japan.
- Zoom will use World ID Deep Face technology to cross-check live video frames, user images, and verification scans to confirm identity and award a "Verified Human" badge during video calls.
- World is also developing Concert Kit software to combat ticket scalping by requiring biometric authentication, signaling an expansion of this verification method into other industries.
- Despite these partnerships, concerns remain about user privacy, the invasiveness of biometric data collection, and World’s limited infrastructure and past controversies surrounding its cryptocurrency incentives.
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