OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity has partnered with Gap, Visa, and Tinder to launch the World ID human verification product. It uses Orb devices to collect users' facial and iris images for identity verification and stores them as anonymous digital data. The system will help verify users' identity and age, with plans to generate revenue by charging applications.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that OpenAI is in the early stages of exploring the development of a social network focused on real users. Discussions involve the use of tools such as Apple Face ID and the World Iris Scanner device Orb for biometric identity verification. (Solid Intel)

January 29 News, Worldcoin (now renamed World Token, WLD) experienced a significant price surge today, with a single-day increase of over 15%, reaching a trading price of $0.5298. Over the past week and month, it has risen approximately 10% and 7%, respectively. In early trading today, the WLD price once touched $0.6427, with a weekly increase of up to 40%. Trading volume surged by 818%, reaching $687 million, indicating a notable increase in market interest in the token. This price fluctuation is closely related to OpenAI's exploration of a biometric social media platform. It is reported that the platform aims to create a "human-only" social network, reducing AI-driven fake accounts through user identity verification. It may use Apple Face ID or World Orb technology for iris scanning to form a unique digital identity. This move is considered a strategy by OpenAI to counter Elon Musk's X platform and robot accounts.

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