cover of episode Worldcoin's Alex Blania: "Proof of personhood in an age of AI fakery”

Worldcoin's Alex Blania: "Proof of personhood in an age of AI fakery”

2023/9/29
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The Sunday Times' tech correspondent Danny Fortson rings on Alex Blania, chief executive of Worldcoin developer Tools for Humanity, to talk about launching its iris-scanning orb around the world (5:00), testifying in Nairobi (9:40), signing people up (12:45), what problems it is trying to solve (16:10), proof of personhood in the age of fakery (19:20), the role of cryptocurrency (22:30), not offering crypto in America (26:10), the guiding philosophy (28:20), universal basic income (30:30), growing up in Germany (34:40), getting an email from Sam Altman (36:00), his worst day (40:10), privacy (42:45), and having their orbs seized (45:40). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.