Tools for mankind, the start of the World Human Verification Program founded by Openai Sam Altman CEO presented a mobile device on Wednesday to help people determine the difference between a human and an AI agent.
Rich Heley, head of mankind and former Apple manager, made the debut of the Orb Mini Device during her event in San Francisco. The device looks like a smartphone and has two large sensors on the front to scan the users’ eyes.
World, a web3 project started by Altman and Alex Blania, formerly known as Worldcoin, is based on the idea that it will ultimately be impossible to distinguish people from AI agents online. To deal with this, people want to create digital tools of “human” proof. These announcements are part of her attempt to get millions of people to register.
After scanning your bulb with one of its silver metal bullets – or now, one of its minis sphere will give you a unique blockchain identifier to verify that you are human.
The Orb Mini, a reference to the company’s largest ORB devices, has the familiar shape of a smartphone and is designed to be portable, humanity spokesman at TechCrunch said in an update. Thomas Meyerhoff, a former Apple designer, helped design the Orb Mini, according to people who are familiar with the new product.
The main purpose of the Orb Mini is to verify more people, not necessarily to use applications, to make calls, or to send texts. However, the spokesman said it is not clear what the final functionality of the device would be.
After the event, Blania told TechCrunch that it aims to finally turn the mini orb into a point-of Sale mobile device and may even sell sensor technology to device manufacturers.
Humanity tools also start the world network in the US on Thursday and will open warehouses in Austin, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco. The stores, which people have already in other countries, are designed to come to people and scan their eyes from one of the company’s bullets.
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The world program claims that 26 million people have registered and 12 million people are verified worldwide. Today, the company has a greater presence in Latin America, South America and Asia – but Wednesday’s announcement is aimed at developing the project in the US
While the company was lightweight in details of its orb mini, the device seems to be an attempt to distribute verification devices broadly. While the goals of the world have shifted over the years, the bullet seems to be essential to its mission.
A key question about swirls around the world is whether he will work with Sam Altman’s other venture, Openai. It is not clear whether the Orb mini will have AI features or if it is related to the AI Openai device reported.
