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OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

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Re: OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

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Post by wmf »

lazzlazzlazz wrote: post #2

This kind of headline would normally be torn apart by HN for being somewhat uncharitable for its word choice. But in this case, I'm sure the crypto angle will inspire a knee-jerk negative reaction. Instead, here are a few links for the curious, which explain how the techniques Worldcoin employs may be one of the only viable methods to generate a totally privacy-preserving form of internet native identification and Sy…

methods to generate a totally privacy-preserving form of internet native identification and Sybil resistance

I thought Stefan Brands solved this over 20 years ago without scanning people's eyes.

Re: OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs

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Post by notfried »

What I find even more dystopian is that there's already a black market for those digital eyeball credentials:

> Meanwhile, a black market emerged on Chinese social media and ecommerce sites. Sellers were offering KYC verifications for the World App, which offers wallet and ID services. The credentials often come from developing countries like Cambodia and Kenya, according to social media posts. [1]

[1] https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/05/24/black-market-for-...

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Post by godelski »

lazzlazzlazz wrote: post #8
arcticbull wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't stress how much I'm not going to scan my eyeballs for magic beans that live in my computer. I suspect I'm not alone in this.

Then you will likely end up with your eyes being scanned by a state and profit-seeking corporations — along with your private data. We need methods to identify who is a real person in the internet of the future, and it should be privacy-preserving and independent of the state.

In a democracy we're not subjugated to the state, the state is subjugated to us. Sure, they can trick people into licking their boots but the power is with the people. You can't rule over the dead and you can't rule without a head.

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Post by antonyt »

lazzlazzlazz wrote: post #2

This kind of headline would normally be torn apart by HN for being somewhat uncharitable for its word choice. But in this case, I'm sure the crypto angle will inspire a knee-jerk negative reaction. Instead, here are a few links for the curious, which explain how the techniques Worldcoin employs may be one of the only viable methods to generate a totally privacy-preserving form of internet native identification and Sy…

The headline doesn't seem uncharitable to me - it's literally true and phrased neutrally. What would an acceptable headline look like to you, short of regurgitating the company's own press release wording?

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Post by haliskerbas »

arcticbull wrote: post #9
lazzlazzlazz wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then you will likely end up with your eyes being scanned by a state and profit-seeking corporations — along with your private data. We need methods to identify who is a real person in the internet of the future, and it should be privacy-preserving and independent of the state.

My dude, whether Sam Altman does it or not has zero bearing on that. If you care about privacy and avoiding such a dystopian outcome, vote for common-sense regulations.

How many times has “just go vote” prevented things you didn’t want

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Post by bb88 »

notfried wrote: post #12

What I find even more dystopian is that there's already a black market for those digital eyeball credentials: > Meanwhile, a black market emerged on Chinese social media and ecommerce sites. Sellers were offering KYC verifications for the World App, which offers wallet and ID services. The credentials often come from developing countries like Cambodia and Kenya, according to social media posts. [1] [1] https://www.co…

Why, that's not a dystopian hellscape at all! /s
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