It’s possible you’ve heard the name Worldcoin recently. It’s been getting a ton of attention—some good, some … not so good. It’s a project that claims to use cryptocurrency to distribute money across the world, though its bigger ambition is to create a global identity system called “World ID” that relies on individuals’ unique biometric data to prove that they are humans. It officially launched on July 24 in more than 20 countries, and Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and one of the biggest tech celebrities right now, is one of the cofounders of the project. The company makes big, idealistic promises: that it can ... (full story)