Why Sam Altman wants to scan two billion eyes • Hacker News Board

Re: Why Sam Altman wants to scan two billion eyes

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Post by rafram » Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 11:37 AM UTC

mydriasis wrote: post #5

> The capture of biometric data has become common in contexts of migration, where iris-scanning is a precondition to receiving humanitarian aid. In 2019, the United Nations World Food Program partnered with the firm Palantir to optimize these operations, which today affect 160 million people in 120 countries. Haha what in the hell

Don’t worry! It runs on the blockchain and steals refugees’ biometric data, too: https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/04/12/143410/inside-th...

Re: Why Sam Altman wants to scan two billion eyes

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Post by sharemywin » Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 5:52 PM UTC

ep103 wrote: post #4

sharemywin wrote: post #2

This is one of the creepiest things I've ever heard of.

All of the worldcoin stuff is creepy, and a terrible idea. Potentially profitable though!

I think it's more about power and influence then money at that point.

Re: Why Sam Altman wants to scan two billion eyes

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Post by goldforever » Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 4:04 AM UTC

Fnoord wrote: post #11

> The company that developed this for Altman is called Tools for Humanity. Worldcoin, meanwhile, operates as a registered foundation in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven. Thanks, all I had to know. Unsurprising. > EL PAÍS has attempted to obtain the tax status of Tools for Humanity through various channels, without obtaining a response. Unsurprising. Yet another currency scam which can be safely added to the current bl…

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