[modo_]

He believes proof of humanity is vital in a world where AI can convincingly pass as human

[ryandrake]

So, making a buck creating a huge problem, and then making another buck working on the solution to that problem as a side-hustle. Boy, I'm really proud to be working in Tech in 2023...

[JumpCrisscross]

> making a buck creating a huge problem, and then making another buck working on the solution to that problem as a side-hustle

Except he's doing neither of these. He's just talking about them while raising money.

[whyenot]

Can an AI physically go to the DMV and get a REAL-ID? If we reach the point where this seriously is a concern, then we will have other, much larger problems to deal with. WorldCoin feel like a scam. The crypto aspect and then paying people in Africa to gaze into metal orbs and get their irises scanned (with funding from A-Z and Vinod Khosla), ... it's not exactly a confidence builder.

[dragonwriter]

> Can an AI physically go to the DMV and get a REAL-ID?

AI can just run the DMV and issue itself a REAL-ID.

Worldcoin doesn’t solve the problem, though, especially with Sam Altman involved.

[px43]

I actually think his actual concern here is humans stealing identities and running bots in order to farm any sort of UBI mechanism that gets set up.

It's not about humans asserting their humanness over some evil AGI/ASI machine, it's about sybil resistance. Malicious humans pretending to be thousands or millions of other humans.

[JumpCrisscross]

> his actual concern here is humans stealing identities and running bots in order to farm any sort of UBI mechanism that gets set up

So exactly what's happening with Worldcoin right now [1].

[1] https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/05/24/black-market-for-...

[pessimizer]

That sounds like a automation problem. If you have an office dealing with UBI and unemployment in your neighborhood, the government can literally know their customer. The more people unemployed, the easier it will be to staff them.

These people are pretending they're fighting fraud, when instead they're trying to reinvent government responsibilities/campaigns as passive income sources for 3rd party rent-seekers. Uber for welfare.