Nefarious Data Collection Masking as Public Art? An A.I. Company Has Placed Mirrored Spheres Around the World in a Massive Eye-Scanning Project | Artnet News
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A.I. company Worldcoin has rolled out 1,500 Orbs to more than 35 cities in a bid to create digital identities for the world's citizens.

A.I. company Worldcoin has rolled out 1,500 Orbs to more than 35 cities in a bid to create digital identities for the world’s citizens.

  • yip-bonk@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Passersby need only gaze into its mirrored surface, whereupon the device will scan their irises and generate a unique hash or numeric code attached to their particular set of eyes. In exchange, each participant will receive a World ID and a WLD token.

    What th’ . . . are you kids on _dope?!_

    • jungle@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The article is misrepresenting the whole thing. It’s voluntary, the devices are not just randomly picking up iris scans.

      Click bait at it’s finest.