How Do We Know Who’s Human? A New Tech Raises Big Questions

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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On May 1, 2025, Sam Altman’s identity project, now called World (formerly Worldcoin), launched iris and face-scanning locations in six U.S. cities.

The goal? Prove you're human — and get a World ID in return (and some of their cryptocurrency.)

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