🎧 Sam Altman’s ‘Tools for Humanity’ Is Verifying Humans for Gap, Tinder, and Visa

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Sam Altman’s startup Tools for Humanity is pushing its biometric verification system, World ID, into mainstream consumer brands. Gap has installed its iris-scanning Orb in a San Francisco store, Visa is developing a World ID-linked payment card, and Tinder is testing it in Japan for age and human verification. Originally launched as the crypto project Worldcoin, the company says its goal is to prove someone is a unique human online without revealing their identity. About 18 million people have signed up so far, as platforms explore new ways to combat bots and AI-generated accounts.

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🔗https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/sam-altmans-human-verification-startup-leans-on-consumer-brands-787d8d4f

🔗https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1lg7lui/reddit_in_talks_to_embrace_sam_altmans/

🔗https://www.semafor.com/article/06/20/2025/reddit-considers-iris-scanning-orb-developed-by-a-sam-altman-startup

🔗https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-tools-for-humanity-startup-culture-hardcore-2025-11