💥The 'World' project, led by 'Sam Altman', has officially launched in the United States, targeting six major cities:
🧭Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco.
🎯As part of a plan to deploy 7,500 orbs for iris scanning by the end of the year, aimed at building a global system for verifying human identity online.
🎯The project, supported by blockchain technology, focuses on issuing digital tokens in exchange for users verifying their biometric identity using silver orbs, aiming to create a 'global identifier' that distinguishes real humans from robots and AI-supported digital entities.
🎖️Sam Altman, the founder of the project, asserts that this step is essential to protect the centrality of humans in a digital environment dominated by artificial intelligence.
🌀Alongside the expansion in the United States, 'World' announced a range of new features, including access to crypto-backed loans through the 'Morfo' platform, exploring prediction markets, as well as plans to launch a Visa card allowing the use of digital currencies in daily transactions.
⚖️Despite the recent expansion and new features announced, the project still raises a lot of controversy regarding privacy.
Where, despite the company's assurances that biometric data is not stored but only used to verify that the user is human, the project faces increasing criticism.
Recently, authorities in Kenya raided 'World' facilities, operations in Hong Kong were suspended, while Germany ordered the deletion of biometric data for violating data protection laws. In Brazil, restrictions remain in place despite the company's compliance attempts, while the project is under investigation in Singapore regarding allegations of misusing its accounts for illegal activities.