Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On April 17, executives from Zoom, Tinder, and DocuSign went on stage to announce their partnerships with a project called “World,” which verifies that humans are, in fact, humans—and not AI bots.
World, previously known as Worldcoin, is part of Sam Altman’s vision for a world where AI is everywhere—and increasingly hard to tell apart from humans. Of course, the reason that humans may be hard to tell apart from bots is largely because of Sam Altman’s other company: OpenAI.
A few years ago, MIT Technology Review’s investigative reporter, Eileen Guo, wrote about Worldcoin. She and a team of reporters across the globe found that the company used questionable tactics to bring in new users, and its chrome orbs collected far more biometric data than the company acknowledged.
If you’re asked to verify your humanness online with World ID, let us know at tips@technlogyreview.com. And read Eileen’s previous reporting here: technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoin-cryptocurrency-biometrics-web3/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=YouTube&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement
On April 17, executives from Zoom, Tinder, and DocuSign went on stage to announce their partnerships with a project called “World,” which verifies that humans are, in fact, humans—and not AI bots.
World, previously known as Worldcoin, is part of Sam Altman’s vision for a world where AI is everywhere—and increasingly hard to tell apart from humans. Of course, the reason that humans may be hard to tell apart from bots is largely because of Sam Altman’s other company: OpenAI.
A few years ago, MIT Technology Review’s investigative reporter, Eileen Guo, wrote about Worldcoin. She and a team of reporters across the globe found that the company used questionable tactics to bring in new users, and its chrome orbs collected far more biometric data than the company acknowledged.
If you’re asked to verify your humanness online with World ID, let us know at tips@technlogyreview.com. And read Eileen’s previous reporting here: technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoin-cryptocurrency-biometrics-web3/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=YouTube&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement
