World, known as WorldCoin until late 2024 when AI became trendier than cryptocurrency, announced on Tuesday that it was opening a limited beta of its new AgentKit. The new tech, says World, will serve as a way to tie AI agents directly to a human to prevent bad actors from abusing agentic AI and "infuse trust into the system."
Given this is a World venture, that damn eyeball-scanning-orb is still involved.
WorldCoin's newest pitch: Scan your eyeballs to prove AI agents really represent you
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/worldcoin_identity_ai_agents_whatever/
12 Comments
lmr0x61@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 182d
Damn, off to a rough start already
XLE@piefed.social · 16 pts · 182d
Why even bother with this? Everybody knows that the new excuse for bot-based disasters is blaming the AI on it. Identity doesn't matter. Facebook's Head of AI Safety foolishly left a bot alone, and almost lost all her emails.
The only thing this provides is a great way to encourage identity theft. Thanks to the "code is law" underpinnings, the rules governing your personal safety will be "not your keys, not your identity".
otter@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 182d
Why are they so hell bent on finding a reason to scan eyeballs
throws_lemy@lemmy.nz · 8 pts · 182d
there's an intervIew video which Altman wants in the future people don't need to work and they will receive income from
unemploynent benefitsUBI system and their SSN will be linked to this orb crypto-coin and AI system.mthomson@forum.macaque.social · 14 pts · 182d
How to get scans of people's eyes so they can sell the data and use it to break into biometrics. Seems like a bad idea!
hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 182d
Oh there it is! Adam Conover talked about this, Rebecca Watson and others tore him up about it, and he issued a long-ass apology video for even giving them exposure. I was hoping to never hear about them again...
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick): "Adam Conover Ruins His Own Reputation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USHCZCNjkgI
Adam Conover: "Why I Became a Crypto Shill" https://youtu.be/eDsSg-Xm1ms
XLE@piefed.social · 3 pts · 182d
As long as Sam Altman sticks around, that damn orb will too.
comador@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 182d
Sauron has returned.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 181d
Somehow.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 181d
Fuck no!
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 182d
Wow how about no? What the actual fuck?
paraphrand@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 182d
So the bullshit can then be blamed on the user? I doubt it. They will still blame the AI when mistakes are made.