
The start of the controversial digital ID crypto venture, Worldcoin, has stirred up a wave of attention and debate. Led by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, Worldcoin made headlines with its promise to introduce a futuristic digital identity system per iris scanning, differentiating humans from man made intelligence (AI) entities.
The path of — proof-of-personhood — generates a various World ID, with all biometric records saved on a decentralized blockchain. The innovation lies within the zero-records proof mechanism, which enables human verification without divulging the underlying records.