Reddit is in talks to adopt World ID, the digital identity system backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as part of a broader effort to verify users without compromising anonymity, according to Semafor.
The system, developed by Tools for Humanity, assigns users a World ID after scanning their irises with a biometric device called the Orb. The process creates a unique encrypted identity that proves a user is human without storing personal data.
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Reddit’s potential integration would offer users a way to distinguish themselves from AI agents while remaining pseudonymous. “We will do our best to preserve both the humanness and anonymity of Reddit,” CEO Steve Huffman wrote last month.
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Reddit Explores Iris-Scanning Tech to Verify Humanity Online - Unchained
Reddit is in talks to adopt World ID, the digital identity system backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as part of a broader effort to verify users without compromising anonymity, according to Semafor.
The system, developed by Tools for Humanity, assigns users a World ID after scanning their irises with a biometric device called the Orb. The process creates a unique encrypted identity that proves a user is human without storing personal data.
This story is an excerpt from the Unchained Daily newsletter.
Subscribe here to get these updates in your email for free
Reddit’s potential integration would offer users a way to distinguish themselves from AI agents while remaining pseudonymous. “We will do our best to preserve both the humanness and anonymity of Reddit,” CEO Steve Huffman wrote last month.