[lhh]

I really don't understand all the outrage in most of the comments here. Seems to me like they're just trying to launch a new cryptocurrency, they're trying to find a reasonably equitable way to distribute the initial tokens to bootstrap it, and iris-scanning is the best non-centralized, technically and logistically feasible way to identify new unique human entrants that they came up with. The principle of it sounds great to me!

Does the specific mechanism they're attempting to employ raise some concerns? Sure. Instead of the vitriol though, how about some suggestions for a better mechanism?

Trying to tear people down who pretty clearly seem to be making a good faith attempt to make the world a better place is reprehensible in my opinion. What does that say about you?

[helloworld11]

The fundamental idea behind this of, "Here, take this shiny object that may or may not have some value at some point in exchange for enslaving your most personal data to us who want to work for 'your own good'" is just shitty and elitist regardless of how its pursued.

Also, >Trying to tear people down who pretty clearly seem to be making a good faith attempt to make the world a better place is reprehensible in my opinion.

Seriously? What an absurd notion. Oh hey, X attempt was in good faith! What a terrible person you are for criticizing it... Not to compare Altman with people like Lenin but I suppose that by this logic, one is bad for criticizing revolutionary demagogues because their hearts were always in the right place?