Worldcoin token launch sparks response from Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder has posted a detailed response to the launch of Worldcoin's decentralized human identity verification system.
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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the Ethereum network, has published a detailed essay with his thoughts on the recently launched Worldcoin human identity verification system.
On July 24, Buterin tweeted his response to Worldcoin which launched the same day.
What do I think about biometric proof of personality?https://t.co/yozo1buW24
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 24, 2023In his article, along with an explanation of Worldcoin and how it works, Buterin touched on the larger concept under discussion in the context of the release of the Worldcoin token – proof of humanity.
Worldcoin, along with similar identity solutions such as Proof of Humanity, BrightID, Idenam, and Circles, believe that as artificial intelligence (AI) advances, it will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between humans and machines.
Most of those systems that provide some type of token, like Worldcoin, also see human utility endangered by bots and therefore need a Universal Basic Income.
Buterin writes that these factors combined call for the need for digital verification of humans. He argues that this personality proof system is valuable in solving "anti-spam and anti-concentration of power problems".
Related: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies at 'historic' Senate hearing on AI security
Furthermore, the Ethereum co-founder also points out that systems like Worldcoin, if it continues to decentralize as promised, will avoid “reliance on centralized authorities and reveal the minimum...
Ethereum co-founder has posted a detailed response to the launch of Worldcoin's decentralized human identity verification system.
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Join us on social networks
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the Ethereum network, has published a detailed essay with his thoughts on the recently launched Worldcoin human identity verification system.
On July 24, Buterin tweeted his response to Worldcoin which launched the same day.
What do I think about biometric proof of personality?https://t.co/yozo1buW24
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 24, 2023In his article, along with an explanation of Worldcoin and how it works, Buterin touched on the larger concept under discussion in the context of the release of the Worldcoin token – proof of humanity.
Worldcoin, along with similar identity solutions such as Proof of Humanity, BrightID, Idenam, and Circles, believe that as artificial intelligence (AI) advances, it will become increasingly difficult to distinguish between humans and machines.
Most of those systems that provide some type of token, like Worldcoin, also see human utility endangered by bots and therefore need a Universal Basic Income.
Buterin writes that these factors combined call for the need for digital verification of humans. He argues that this personality proof system is valuable in solving "anti-spam and anti-concentration of power problems".
Related: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies at 'historic' Senate hearing on AI security
Furthermore, the Ethereum co-founder also points out that systems like Worldcoin, if it continues to decentralize as promised, will avoid “reliance on centralized authorities and reveal the minimum...
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