The Journal. Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball
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May 9, 2025 
Angus Berwick, a WSJ reporter covering Sam Altman's cutting-edge eye scanning project, offers intriguing insights into this revolutionary identification technology aimed at distinguishing humans from AI. The discussion reveals the innovative use of iris scanning for online verification and the challenges tied to privacy and security concerns. Angus delves into the global backlash against biometric data collection, highlighting ethical implications as well as the public's skepticism towards this brave new world of tech-driven identity management.
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AI's Growing Prowess and Risks
- AI bots in gaming now outperform humans, making bots harder to identify by skill level. - Deepfakes have become sophisticated enough to bypass banking security that relies on facial recognition.
World's Iris-Based Human Verification
- World uses iris scans converted into immutable codes to verify human identities online without retaining raw eye images. - This code links to a World ID, serving as online proof of humanness beyond national ID systems.
World ID’s Global Vision
- Unlike passports or social security numbers, World ID aims for a global, standardized proof of humanness. - This ID helps verify people's humanity on various online platforms to combat bots and scams.