Dating apps @Tinder. Platforms @okta @Zoom @vercel @Docusign @Shopify and more. World ID helps verify there's a real person behind the account.

More profiles. More content. More AI. One thing hasn't changed: People still want to know there's a real person on the other side. @world_id

Every online platform faces the same question: How do you know there's a real human on the other side? @world_id was built for that.

BREAKING: Inside Sam Altman's "Proof of Human" Company 'Tools for Humanity' CEO & Co-Founder, Alex Blania As agents like OpenClaw explode, OpenAI calls the future “extremely multi-agent” If bots can act human at scale, humanity becomes the ultimate infrastructure. We unpack: • 38M users, 17M verified humans • Why “combating bots is a lost cause” • Why platforms will need proof-of-human • 99% of internet traffic could be AI • The “last innings before superintelligence” • Why platforms like X may not be usable very soon we dive into Merge Labs, @alexblania & Sam's latest co-founding, a BCI research lab with $252M in seed funding at a $850M valuation This is the most in-depth look at @worldcoin, @merge, & the breakthrough entrepreneur hand picked by @sama to lead Tools for Humanity Highlights: (00:00) Alex Blania (01:27) World Explained: ID, Chain, App — The Full Stack (04:47) World Card, Stablecoins & Encrypted World Chat (08:22) 37M Users, 17M Verified (11:02) “Fail-Safe Privacy” — Why This Can’t Break (12:18) Where Proof of Human Actually Wins: Social, Dating, Gaming (14:04) Stop Fighting Bots (16:49) How Alex Met Sam Altman (22:25) Operating with Sam While Building Two Companies (24:39) Inside Merge Labs — Why It Took 18 Months (24:58) “Last Innings Before Superintelligence” (32:38) Launching Merge Labs — $252M Seed Round (34:01) OpenAI Funding Support (37:30) Brain–Computer Interfaces 101 — Why Bandwidth Matters (42:14) Mind Control? Privacy? The Real BCI Misconceptions

Tinder, DocuSign, and Zoom are all embracing Sam Altman's World ID biometric verification solution to combat AI-driven fraud bankless.com/read/news/tinde…

Sam Altman @sama joins @cosmo_jiang to discuss why proof of human is necessary in the age of AI. @masonnystrom also joins to share why Pantera invested in @worldnetwork. In this episode, they cover: - AI is advancing faster than Sam expected. The need for proof of human has never been stronger. - Agents need to move money. Agentic payments are one of Sam's most personally exciting use cases. - Proof of human as a substrate: driver's licenses, education, and employment credentials all appended to a verified human identity. - Targeted advertising is the first massive use case as AI agents flood the internet. - Advertisers will pay a premium for verified human impressions. - World has 18 million verified humans today with 4 billion smartphone users as the addressable market. 01:27 Sam Altman's Keynote at World’s Lift-Off Event 02:12 Why World Was Built 03:48 Blockchain x AI 04:08 World ID Use Cases 04:47 World's Founding Vision 05:10 World ID Trajectory 05:50 Why Pantera Invested in World 06:45 Sam Altman Saw This Coming 07:10 Proof of Human at Scale 10:12 The Value of Digital Identity 11:11 Agents Need a Human in the Loop 11:42 Scaling to Billions of Users 12:53 Enterprise Partnerships

As agents now outnumber humans, a new trust and security architecture is required for the agent economy. Gareth Davies (CPO, @auth0 @okta) joins Stateful, hosted by @masonnystrom In this episode they discuss: - Why binding agents to verified humans is essential to maintain trust across the entire lifecycle - World ID (@worldnetwork) as the credential layer that allows verified human identity to be transacted and attached to agents - Agents becoming first-class principals rather than simple tools - How trusted identity unlocks entirely new B2B models and product experiences - This intersection of identity, AI, and blockchain is critical infrastructure for the next phase of digital commerce. 0:20 Introduction 0:45 The state of agentic innovation & why identity is foundational 1:40 World ID partnership 3:25 The economics of trust & verification 4:35 AI Agents as first-class principals

No more deepfakes on video calls. @worldnetwork identify verification on @Zoom.