Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is changing its name to just World. As part of this rebranding, the nonprofit is also introducing a new version of its eye-scanning Orb, which now incorporates the latest Nvidia Jetson chipset, features both infrared and visible light cameras, includes an external, removable SD card, and is also 5G-compatible.
The updated technology captures images that are not stored on the Orb itself. Instead, eye scans are sent to the user's smartphone and promptly deleted from the device. Users can add other information, such as passport data, within the World app, potentially enabling phone-based passport verification via NFC. Another feature aims to combat deepfakes, whereby the technology integrates Orb imaging with facial authentication capabilities, allowing users to verify that they are communicating with real humans.
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