We’re rapidly approaching a scenario where our real life identities are intricately tied to our online personas, and “Altman’s Orb” — the dystopian new world currency project — stands as a striking example of this biometric integration.NEW - People voluntarily line up to have their eyeballs scanned with a Worldcoin orb to get a digital ID.pic.twitter.com/PV3xWIgrQN
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The reporters over at Business Insider think the new “orb” is the best thing since sliced bread. However, many other folks disagree.
The orbs, shiny sculptural spheres that scan the eyeballs of new members, seem to have become the company’s dystopian symbol. They help to provide users with “World IDs,” records proving a person signing up is human and not AI, with the goal of moving through the internet more easily and accessing digital currency, according to the company.
Its reflective surface warps any surrounding people and buildings around its circumference like an all-consuming fun house mirror ball. It’s almost hypnotic — imagine holding its gaze as the Orb affirms your humanity.
